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1:06Now PlayingJoe Biden pushes Congressional leaders to resolve rail strike | USA TODAY
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1:06Now PlayingPresident Biden met with leaders of the House and Senate to urge them to intervene, saying he is "confident" a rail strike could be avoided.
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Meeting for the first time with congressional leaders since the midterm elections, President Joe Biden urged lawmakers to intervene in a labor dispute between unions and operators of the nation's freight railroads and complete other items on a hefty to-do list before leaving town for the holidays.
"There's a lot to do, including resolving the train strike," Biden said in brief remarks before the news media was ushered out. "It’s not an easy call but I think we have to do it. The economy’s at risk."
Biden wants lawmakers to adopt before a Dec. 9 strike deadline an agreement brokered by the White House in September between labor union leaders and rail operators. Four of the 12 rail unions have voted to reject the five-year agreement, leaving Congress as the last option to avert a system shutdown.
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