Biden to issue executive order on consolidation in railroads, ocean shipping

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Biden to issue executive order on consolidation in railroads, ocean shipping

BY ALEX GANGITANO - 07/08/21 10:05 AM EDT

President Biden plans to sign an executive order to increase competition and combat aggressive pricing for railroads and in the shipping industry, a source familiar told The Hill.

The order would ask the Surface Transportation Board to look into long-standing measures like so-called “competitive switching rules,” which require a monopoly railway to grant access to its railroad under certain conditions. It would also urge the board to make it easier for shippers to challenge inflated rates when there is no competition between two routes.

The order would urge the Federal Maritime Commission to work with the Justice Department to investigate and punish anticompetitive practices. The agency and Justice Department are planning to sign a new memorandum to enhance cooperation between the two “shortly,” according to the source.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/562032-biden-to-issue-executive-order-on-consolidation-in-railroads-ocean

[GtHawk]

Former United States Vice President Joe Biden, who is running against President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, said that he would not use executive orders to implement his policies because "you can't use executive orders unless you are a dictator."

Of course we all knew Biden was a lyin dog faced pony soldier when he said it and obviously so did the media since they have either made it disappear or the only results are 'fact checked untrue', or misquoted and outright lieden.