Biden responsible for supply chain problems

 Rep. Beth van Duyne:

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Small businesses across our region are adjusting business models, changing food menus, finding new suppliers, and doing everything they can to battle against the biggest threat to their operations - the president of the United States.

Earlier this year, President Biden said, “Small businesses are the engines of our economic progress; they’re the glue and the heart and soul of our communities. But they’re getting crushed.” That’s correct, sir. And your administration is doing the crushing. Our small businesses in North Texas and across the nation are courageously hanging on and doing their best to succeed. They have spent the last two years navigating a pandemic, pivoting strategies overnight to stay alive through lockdowns and mandates. But many of these same businesses who survived a once in a century pandemic, cannot last through one year of Joe Biden.

When one of President Biden’s first acts was to pay workers to stay home, he began a domino effect, causing a supply chain crisis that will have repercussions for years to come. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently stated, “supply chain snarls that have slowed deliveries and swelled prices throughout 2021 are likely to last longer than previously expected, likely well into next year.” A year of this is a death knell for your local bakery who can’t get the ingredients for their trademark treats. It is the end for restaurants who will have no choice but to pass the higher food prices on to their customers. While Starbucks can demand priority shipping and deliveries, George Coffee here in our community cannot.

Recent reports show 90 percent of small business owners are enduring supply chain disruptions. To make matters worse, nearly 50 percent of all small businesses have experienced product delivery delays from their suppliers, and 25 percent of small businesses are experiencing slower delivery times to their customers. One business owner, Jeff Salters, founder of Salty’s BBQ and Catering said in the last several months, latex gloves needed for their business have gone up in price from $40 a box to $240 a box.

There is no way a small business can afford these price increases without laying off workers or passing costs on to their consumers — driving even more price conscious customers away from local businesses. Conglomerates continue to be prioritized in shipping and they are also able to withstand delays, temporary losses, or use other revenue streams to make up for supply chain shortages. Mom-and-pop shops across the country lack the purchasing power, diversified supply networks, and pricing flexibility of the larger corporations, leaving them shorthanded and unable to compete.
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These businesses are another victim of Bidenism where he responds to a situation with a half-assed "solution" that does not think through all of the ramifications of his decisions and there does not appear to be anyone in his administration who can persuade him of the problems he is instigating.  From Afghanistan to local businesses, Biden is a disaster machine.