Fox News enterprise reporter Lawrence Jones joins Senators Martha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., to discuss inflation and the economy under Biden.
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Off to a Fox news, alert
the core price index: key
inflation indicator rising
sharply in November up zero point: eight percent
versus an expected zero point: seven percent we go
live to the pancake pantry,
where Lawrence Jones is talking
to diners and lawmakers about
the top issues facing our
country
Lawrence. This has got to be one
of the big issues you could be
talking to Republican Tennessee,
Senator Bill Haggerty and Marsha
Blackburn about
Good Morning Lawrence
Lawrence. Good morning, brother
youre, right ive got the
senators here. I want to go
straight into something that is
dear to your heart and thats
the supply chain crisis.
We have this beautiful diner,
some of the stuff that they
normally would have they dont
have. So what do you say to your
constituents about this
look theyre, very upset and
very concerned
the policies that weve seen
coming out of this Biden.
Administration have absolutely
driven inflation through the
roof. They created shortages
and if people
anticipate that goods cost more
tomorrow than they do today,
they are desperately buying it.
Inflation is a self fulfilling
prophecy and thats whats
happening right now and weve
incentivized unemployment. Lots
of people arent coming back
into the workforce and weve
seen supply chain, dislocations,
thats, true, but weve also seen
massive increases in prices.
Think about what Biden is when
he killed
the Keystone XL pipeline hes
done everything to wage war on
the oil amp gas industry and gas
prices are through the roof.
Everything that we buy here in
America has got to be transport
ed. It has an
inflationary impact hurting
us all
Lawrence Senator Blackburn. It
seems like the White House
strategy is to deny what the
american people are feeling
right now
sure
Lawrence in a tax on your
constituents right.
Oh absolutely, inflation is
a tax, because every time you go
to the gas pump, the grocery
store every time you get ready
to order something online.
Everything is costing more, so
inflation is a tax that
everybody pays and if the
Democrats get their way, if they
pass the build back broke plan.
As I call it, then inflation is
going to even go up more and
youre going to continue to see
these pressures on what we
have available to buy
Lawrence. You talk about
pressure.
Another pressure point is the
crime in America.
It used to be just in the
liberal cities, but now its
spreading to the suburbs, and it
seems like the White House,
doesnt necessarily have a
response, whether its defund,
the police, deny that the crime
is an actual problem. They said
the Republicans are the ones
that want to defund the police.
We know thats a lie. So what do
you tell your constituents about
this issue?
Safety is key,
you know, and for women
security moms number one.
They want their kids safe at
school. They want their
community safe and security.
Moms are coming back.
Youve gotta go secure that
southern border, because until
you do every town is a border
town. Every state is a border
state because of drugs and gangs
and human traffickers, sex
traffickers, so that be a great
place for this administration to
start, but theyre refusing to
do it.
Lawrence last question to you:
senator the drugs that are
spilling across this border. The
fentanyl is literally taking
people out
absolutely and its coming
from China.
Theyre shipping, the drugs right
into Mexico, flooding across the
southern border. Like Senator
Blackburn said, weve got to
security, and every month we
dont were seeing drug
increases flowing people are
dying
Lawrence, its a big issue.
Every state is a border state.
Every city is a border city.
Thank you all. So much for
joining me ill. Send it back
to you guys in New York.
Transcript generated on 2021-12-10.