Biden: 'We're heading into a holiday season in very strong shape'
By Alex Gangitano - 12/01/21 02:18 PM EST
President Biden on Wednesday said that the U.S. economy is heading into the holiday season in strong shape, touting his administration’s work to address the supply chain crisis.
“We’re heading into a holiday season in very strong shape. It’s not because of luck — we averted a potential crisis by figuring out what needed to get fixed and then we brought people together to do the hard work of fixing it,” Biden said in remarks at the White House.
He pointed to efforts by his administration to speed up operations at ports, break up log jams to transport goods from ports to homes, and eliminate fees when truck drivers come onto ports to pick up containers at night or over the weekend.
“Now I can’t promise that every person will get every gift they want on time. Only Santa Claus can keep that promise. There are items every year that sell out that are hard to find,” he said, mentioning Cabbage Patch Kids in the 1980s or Beanie Babies in the 1990s as examples of previously sold out, popular items.
“If you watch the news recently, you might think the shelves in all our stores are empty across the country. That parents won’t be able to get presents for their children this holiday season. But here’s the deal; for the vast majority of the country, that’s not what’s happening,” he added.
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