From Washington: Unexpected Alliances

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🗓️ 17 September 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In the wake of an averted national rail strike, FOX News Business Correspondent Edward Lawrence weighs in on the demands of the railroads and rail workers unions involved in the negotiations and the Biden Administration's efforts to meet these demands. Thursday morning, President Biden announced a "tentative deal" had been reached to address the potential strike, after a morning of negotiations with the railroad unions. Later, Edward reflects on President Biden's announcement to begin funding the advancement of electric vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show. The home stretch of the 2022 primaries, has both Democrats and Republicans focused on maintaining control over key issues, as candidates prepare for midterm elections, FOX News Congressional Correspondent, Chad Pergram joins to discuss last-ditch efforts from both parties to secure their seats in both the Senate and the House. Chad speaks on Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) proposed abortion ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as well as the bellwether alliance of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on the Inflation Reduction Act. Later, Chad reflects on his personal knowledge of the Royal Family's love of Whiskey and the rich history the liquor has at the Balmoral estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.9	Saturday, September 17, 2022.
0:21.7	I'm Jared Halpern. The trains are moving after a strike scare at the Labor
0:26.2	Department. They did avert a disaster. I mean you're talking about it would cost the
0:30.0	economy $2 billion a day if they stopped all rail traffic and put everything on trucks.
0:35.3	And shut down fears in Congress center on an energy permitting promise.
0:40.4	But here we've lost another week in Congress.
0:43.0	They're probably going to run this right up to the deadline.
0:45.0	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington. Never underestimate the power of pasta. After 20 hours in a room in the Labor
1:07.7	Department building with what we're told was a break for an Italian food dinner
1:11.2	representatives from the major freight rail companies and the unions making up their workforces
1:16.9	struck a tentative agreement on a new contract that avoids a strike that would have shut down
1:22.1	the nation's rail lines this week.
1:25.0	President Biden hailed the accomplishment in a Rose Garden speech and offered credit to administration officials who helped get the two sides to an agreement including Labor Secretary
1:34.2	Marty Walsh. A strike would have been an economic disaster cutting off a major
1:39.1	arm of the US supply chain, spiking prices on all kinds of goods, and even stranding some
1:45.4	commuter rail passengers.
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