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Biden administration presses senators to avert rail strike

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters, as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks with her staff and security to update reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) FILE - Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Sept. 14, 2022, in Atlanta. The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a rail worker strike. The administration is delivering that message personally to Democratic senators in a closed-door session Thursday, Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File) FILE - A CSX freight train travels through Alexandria, Va., Sept. 15, 2022. The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a rail worker strike. The administration is delivering that message personally to Democratic senators in a closed-door session Thursday, Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) FILE - Train tracks headed west reflect the sun setting near Chicago's Union Station, Sept. 14, 2022. The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a rail worker strike. The administration is delivering that message personally to Democratic senators in a closed-door session Thursday, Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) FILE - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks before President Joe Biden at a United Steel Workers of America Labor Day event in West Mifflin, Pa., just outside Pittsburgh, Sept. 5, 2022. The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a rail worker strike. Walsh and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are meeting with Democratic senators Thursday, Dec. 1, to underscore that rail companies will begin shuttering operations well before a potential strike begins on Dec. 9. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke, File) FILE - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center, speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, May 16, 2022, as Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, left, and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan, right, listen. The Biden administration is saying the U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don't pass legislation this week to avert a rail worker strike. Walsh and Buttigieg are meeting with Democratic senators Thursday, Dec. 1, to underscore that rail companies will begin shuttering operations well before a potential strike begins on Dec. 9. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Biden administration presses senators to avert rail strike