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As Americans continue to suffer under the supply chain crisis that remains unmitigated and even mocked by the Biden administration, Republican governors are taking action to propose a solution to get the country’s goods moving again.
“Operation Open Roads” is the name of the plan hatched by 15 Republican governors that aims to alleviate the pain caused by a broken supply chain. “Getting goods to market is a fundamental baseline of our open economy,” noted the governors in a joint letter to President Biden. INBOX: A @GOPGovs coalition of 15 state executives is launching “Operation Open Roads” to clear burdensome regulations and get America’s supply chain moving again amid inaction from the Biden administration. pic.twitter.com/tCKFR4qA2d — Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) November 22, 2021 The coalition is made up of Governors Bill Lee (TN), Doug Ducey (AZ), Ron DeSantis (FL), Brian Kemp (GA), Brad Little (ID), Kim Reynolds (IA), Larry Hogan (MD), Mike Parson (MO), Greg Gianforte (MT), Pete Ricketts (NE), Doug Burgum (ND), Mike DeWine (OH), Kevin Stitt (OK), Henry McMaster (SC), and Greg Abbott (TX).
“Rather than unleashing the economy, President Biden dramatically increased regulations and rulemaking authority that prevent private sector growth,” the letter explains. “With 7.4 million people unemployed and 10.4 million job openings, we have a shortage of 80,000 truck drivers, an all-time high for the trucking industry,” a problem Townhall previously reported here .
The Republican governors than enumerate the damage Biden’s policies — and subsequent inaction to remedy issues those policies created — have wrought: Higher gas prices and energy costs not only hurt American families, but they also hurt our trucking and shipping industries, making it harder to stock store shelves. Disruptions due to supply shortages increased 638% during the first half of 2021 for essential products, including semiconductor chips, plastics, and cardboard. The delay of shipping vessels arriving to North American ports from Asia has ballooned from 14 hours in June 2020 to 13 days in September 2021. Supermarkets are receiving 40% of what they order compared to pre-pandemic fulfillments of 90%. Approximately 40% of U.S. shipping containers pass through west […]
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