HOPEFULLY COOLER HEADS PREVAIL.
THIS WOULD BE REAL BAD NEWS.
>> Neil: THANKS, GENTLEMEN, FOR
GETTING MORE DETAILS ON WHY
5,000 RAILWAY WORKERS
REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
REJECTED THIS.
THEY SAID THAT THE TENTATIVE
CONTRACT AGREEMENT DOES NOT DO
ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THE
SACRIFICES THAT RAIL WORKERS ARE
MAKING.
SO THEY WERE AMONG THE FIRST TO
REJECT THIS.
THEY’RE STILL TALKING AS I SAY.
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER
WASHINGTON HAS TO INTERVENE TO
STOP THIS.
WHO BETTER TO ASK THAN SENATOR
JOHN BARRASSO, THE REPUBLICAN
CONFERENCE CHAIR FROM WYOMING.
VERY GOOD TO HAVE YOU, SENATOR.
>> THANK YOU, NEIL.
>> Neil: THERE’S TALK THAT
WASHINGTON COULD INTERVENE HERE.
THERE COULD BE A BELIEVE TO STOP
THIS AND CONGRESS COULD DO THAT.
IT’S A LITTLE MURKY.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
>> I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT
WE TRY TO AVOID THIS STRIKE.
THE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY IS
ABOUT $2 BILLION A DAY.
SO ABOUT $15 BILLION A WEEK.
IT WILL HIT SUPPLY CHAINS.
THE PRESIDENT OUGHT TO BE VERY
INVOLVED HERE.
THE PRESIDENT TOUTS HIS ABILITY
AS A DEAL MAKER AROUND TOUTS HIS
INFLUENCE, HIS PUSH WITH THE
UNIONS AND HOW THEY LISTEN TO
HIM.
ONE OF THE MAIN UNIONS THAT IS
TRYING TO PREVENT A DEAL THAT SO
MANY HAVE AGREED TO.
THE PRESIDENT OUGHT TO GET
INVOLVED.
>> Neil: IF WE GET TO THAT
POINT, SENATOR, WHERE WORKERS
LEAVE AROUND YOU HAVE 115,000
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THIS WAS
THOUGHT TO BE AT FIRST SOMETHING
ONLY YOU HAD TO WORRY ABOUT IF
YOU WERE WAITING FOR FREIGHT.
NOW WE KNOW IT WILL AFFECT
PASSENGERS AS WELL ON SO MANY
AMTRAK LINES THAT SERVING A
BOTH.
I’M WONDERING WHAT YOU THINK THE
IMPACT WILL BE.
>> THE IMPACT WILL BE DRAMATIC.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING
PRODUCTS FROM FARM TO THE STORE,
TO THE MARKETS.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING
ENERGY.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS, IF WE DON’T
GET THEM MOVING WILL INCREASE
PRICES, ADD TO THE INFLATION.
WE ALREADY HAVE TERRIBLE
INFLATION NUMBERS YESTERDAY.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO ADD TO
THE PROBLEMS THAT WE’RE FACING
NOW AS A NATION UNDER THIS
ADMINISTRATION.
THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.
I’D LIKE TO SEE IT RESOLVED
QUICKLY WHAT PEOPLE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT MOST AT HOME AND
ME IN WYOMING, THE COST OF
EVERYTHING AND SPECIFICALLY
FOOD.
>> Neil: SENATOR, I WAS
THINKING, YOUR STATE IS A BIG
ENERGY STATE.
THE PRESIDENT IS STILL BACK UP
THAT PLAN TO FREEZE OIL AND GAS
LEASES JUST AS HIS COUNTERPART
IN GREAT BRITAIN, THE NEW PRIME
MINISTER, LIZ TRUSS IS TALKING
ABOUT EXPANDING ENERGY
PRODUCTION OFF OF THE NORTH SEA.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HE’S NOT
OPEN TO DOING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WELL, I THINK THIS PRESIDENT
AND THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE
DEMOCRAT PARTY, THEIR RELIGION
IS CLIMATE.
JOE BIDEN CAME IN TO OFFICE AND
SAID HE’S GOING TO SHUT DOWN ALL
FOSSIL FUELS.
HE’S DONE WITH IT KEYSTONE.
HE FROZE OIL AND GAS LEASES.
HE’S GOING AFTER LEASES THAT
HAVE BEEN SOLD TO EXPLORERS FOR
ENERGY IN THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION.
IT SEEM THAT HE’S TRYING TO TAKE
US FROM ENERGY DOMINANCE TO
ENERGY DEPENDENCE.
AMERICANS KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
WE WANT ENERGY THAT IS
AFFORDABLE, NUMBER 1 IS
AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE AND
RELIABLE.
BUT THE CLIMATE EXTREMISTS, THE
RADICALS THAT ARE RUNNING THE
DEMOCRAT PARTY, THEY DON’T CARE
ABOUT ANY OF THOSE THINGS,
CERTAINLY NOT AFFORD ABILITY.
WHAT THEY WANT IS ENERGY THAT IS
RENEWABLE, THAT TAKES PRECEDENT
OVER EVERYTHING NO MATTER THE
COST OR CONSEQUENCES.
AS A RESULT, PEOPLE WILL MAY
MORE FOR ENERGY TO HEAT THEIR
HOMES, COOL THEIR HOMES, TO MOVE
THEIR VEHICLES AND KEEP THE
LIGHTS ON.
>> Neil: SENATOR, WE TALK ABOUT
THIS INFLATION AND BACKDROP.
WE HAVE WHOLESALE INFLATION
REPORT, THE PRICES BEFORE THEY
GET TO US.
STILL HIGH.
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN APPEARS TO
BE THE FEDERAL RESERVE.
THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY COULD
RAISE INTEREST RATES ANOTHER
FULL POINT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
ARE YOU WORRIED THEY COULD BE
OVERDOING IT?
>> THAT’S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.
YOU ALWAYS WORRY, HOW DO YOU
CALM DOWN THE INFLATION.
HOW DO YOU GET THOSE PRICES
DOWN?
I KNOW WHAT I’D DO.
I’D UNLEASH AMERICAN ENERGY AND
CUT WASHINGTON SPENDING AND
REGULATIONS.
THE HEADLINE IN WYOMING TELLS
THE STORY OF INFLATION.
IT’S FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO
SOAR.
IT’S THE LIST OF THINGS THAT
PEOPLE USE ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT’S BREAD, IT’S MILK, IT’S
EGGS, IT’S MEAT.
IT’S CHICKEN, FRUIT, VEGETABLES.
WE’RE SEEING PRICES IN THE LAST
ONE YEAR, NEIL, THAT HAVE GONE
UP FASTER THAN IN THE LAST 40
YEARS.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
WORRY ABOUT AND IN EIGHT WEEKS
THEY’LL BE VOTING ON THAT.
THAT’S WHY I’M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE BACK
THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND
TAKE THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
>> Neil: SENATOR BARRASSO,
THANKS.
WE’RE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY AND
WATCHING THE ON GOING TALKS.
RIGHT NOW THEY’RE BEING
MONITORED AND HOSTED BY THE
LABOR SECRETARY, MARTY WALSH.
HE’S TRYING TO GET THE TWO SIDES
TOGETHER BUT THEY’RE VERY FAR
APART.
AS I TOLD YOU HERE, AMTRAK LAST
ALREADY MOVING TO SHUT DOWN SOME
VERY LENGTHY PASSENGER ROUTES
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A FREIGHT
ISSUE AS WE WARNED YOU
YESTERDAY.
IT’S DISTINCTLY POSSIBLE THAT IT
COULD SPILL IN TO THOSE TRYING
TO GET HOME, ALBEIT A LONG