They can but those are the ones who actually go up not backed by some other entity, a cause that they believe in. So those are few and far between. I believe Riley Gains went to testify against trans-gender women being allowed to compete in women's sports?
@@nathanielmadden4235 More like they don't want to get sued, which is what these corporations are more then prepared to do to stonewall any investigation of price fixing (which they absolutely are doing). I amazed me how the majority of people in the comments do no see that The Senator is INTENTIONALLY concentrating on that question because he understand how the legal game is played. Don't focus on the fact that price gouging is happening, instead get the audience to focus on the fact that she seems "disingenuous" for not naming the big competitors for obvious reasons, but in legal language she is saying you need to investigate these guys. Of course, that will not happen because Super PACS from these companies donate to Senators such as Kennedy's campaign. Got to love legalized bribery amirite?
I can't make sense of anything with Kennedy constantly saying who are you accusing of price fixing. Seems pretty clear that there could easily be effort made towards looking for any unlawful Behavior but he certainly isn't interested
@@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutubeclearly you didn’t watch the entire video hearing the what the other witness has to say. Rest assured, gov’t is constantly investigating (surveillance) big companies.
Democrat's, namely Biden signed the NATO Agreement for open Borders. You need to understand there are 3 branches of government, Congress, Judicial and Executive. Understand how it works.
You missed the best part to this - send an impassioned email, letter to constituents saying, "Friend, Washington is in trouble. That's why I need your help..." and insist that they're fighting for us! What a joke.
And you can see why. The refusal to answer a question given by congress is why we never get to the bottom of these issues. Biden simply wants to gaslight us into believing inflation is not his fault.
THIS IS THE WAY THIS COUNTRY HAS BECOME. INSTEAD. OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS , PEOPLE WANT TO CREATE AN ILLUSION TO HAVE PEOPLE THINK THIER THOUGHTS ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE
I think that is because this administration wants to try to blame businesses for the high prices in this economy instead of putting the blame on their policies and regulations for the poor economy.
I like how it goes after people sometimes, but not here. In this particular case, he's just wasting time. He knows what she means. He knows very clearly that she is saying that the grocery store should be looked at, primarily because so many of them are now under one banner and price-fixing would be a lot easier, but she's not ready to accuse them yet because they haven't been closely looked at. She's actually wanting not to defame them, which is basically what he's asking her to do. Kennedy just wants to play games and get sound bites. He's effective one day and useless the next. This is a next day.
@@curtisjamesbeck8789 No. She won't answer a straight question with a straight answer. She said there was price fixing, made allegations, and is refusing to go on record under oath because she knows the allegations are bull hocky. She doesn't care about these companies. She clearly wants to go after them. She is back-peddling and only saying, "...should take a look at..." because she has NO proof of the bogus allegations and knows it, so she is parsing every non-answer. Give me a break. Congress has oversight and if Congress doesn't do it's job for the American people, the people are left with no voice and get run over. How Senator Kennedy keeps his patience with these professional prevaricators is a miracle.
@@Sooner-im9qfHave you seen the profits of walmart? Billions in profits and 85% of walmart employees are on food stamps. This company goes into towns, forces other smaller chains to close and then jackets up their prices to the.point that most working class people have to cut back. Many big corporations have raised their prices to the point that it's just now affecting the precious middle-class. The economy is finally hitting them as it's been hitting us since 2008. Kennedy is a showman, he dosent do squat but bloviate and have his little sound bites for his voters back home. You may not believe this but the Republicans are going to get trounced in November because of do nothings like this guy. All talk and no do.
I understand her reluctance to name names. In the US these companies are extremely large and powerful with hot and cold running lawyers on tap, if she said specifically that Walmart were price fixing then she would be in a personal world of hurt with lawyers crawling all over her micro examining every word she said and throwing round huge lawsuits against her. Does anyone believe that farmers are getting a fair price for their goods and that supermarkets are not driving down the price that they pay but not what they charge and pocketing the profit? Anyone? Whilst I like most of what the Senator Kennedy does, this is borderline intimidation, 'tell me the name of the companies you believe are price fixing' oh, and if you do they will likely sue you back to the stone age, and if you don't, I can ignore the issue and pretend that is doesn't exist.
She said "The DOJ should "Take a look." She cited no reason just that they "Take a look.". In this country one must have reasonable evidence of wrongdoing. Not just have a feeling. That's like the old Russia.
@@pauljohnson7486 As an example there is no law preventing you from taking your trailer to the dump all day and all night. Rig drivers have a limit of 11 hours in a 24 hour period. Thats without the danger of dealing with idiots in 4 door little boxes on wheels who drive like they are still in the bumper cars they drove aged 8, or having to pick routes that won't get the top of their trailer torn off or the rig caught in a bridge or having to reverse down a country lane because fools need to get to their destination 5 minutes faster rather than showing some courtesy on the road. You haven't a clue, stick to your town car, its about the safest thing for other road users.
@@pauljohnson7486 I'm not a Biden supporter, at all. I'm an advocate for the citizen and anyone that is against the citizen is an enemy. I'm an advocate of Kennedy for gis pro 2a stance but when he attacks people against food prices then I have to call it out. The senator's job is to stand for the people, not the corporations but in this case, rather than support the witness calling for greater oversifght, he decided to attack Hope you didn'y kick yourself, no mstter how good a kick up the arse helps (yes I'm English)
While a lot of the people who appear before the senate try to hide things, Kennedy is a bullying fool whose only intention is to humiliate witnesses and protect the multinational companies who feed him and his ilk.
That’s what happens when the government prints money to pay off its debts for absurd “covid” packages, proxy wars (including with nuclear armed powers), and the generic, wasteful social spending we’ve all grown accustomed to thanks to selfish boomers.
Because corporate shills like Kennedy are there to threaten any whistle blower who has the evidence or wants to look into the price gouging . Profits are through the roof .
Nah just go price check from one Walmart to the next just in your town she’s correct with they need to be looked at but she’s not prepared or educated enough on the topics at hand we all know we’re being gouged it’s Biden and the companies their ceo makes 26.9 million in wage just last year it’s all about them keeping their pay checks while bending us over without lube
Well some of the big companies are manipulating the market by destroying the smaller companies with over regulations. I don’t see why free speech doesn’t allow one to say what someone thinks of a company. These things are so hard to prove. Just look at Tyson products and see how many companies fall under them.
I’m sure those companies have great morals, though and care about the consumer. Yeah…ok. Why are we taking up for big companies? Let’s investigate her claims and find out the truth
I've never seen people support the gas lighting going on by Kennedy. I'm in awe. This is not even a conversation. Its him completely over talking her. He's basically trying to force her to make accusations instead of weigh in on facts.
100% or more! Our weekly grocery bill has more than doubled since Biden took office. And I assure you that our pay has not increased by that much! Every week, we figure out what we NEED vs. what we want.
@@justinrice5415When a witness says, point-blank, companies are price fixing, it's fair to ask who's doing it so they can be prosecuted. She didn't want to say.
Around here it is over 300% inlation........It would have been nice for Kennedy to ask a question and let her answer instead of interrupting her over and over again. I was literally getting pissed watching him interrupt.
He didn't let her speak??? She doesn't have the authority to out right set guilt on entire corporations. This guy wouldn't even let her speak because guess who his donors are.
@The_Swordfish I guess we watched 2 different videos. Here is the deal with questions.....You answer them truthfully and accurately. He asked a question, she beat around the bush. Why? Because when the pretty face didn't work, deflect is the next tool. He asked her straight simple questions. No beating around the bush. She couldn't answer them because she knew that she had 0 evidence and that equates to jail time.
@@Gamesso1slOo0l with regards to Bidenflation? Anyone with even a 3rd grade lemon-stand level of economic sense, knows that corporations aren't the cause of your higher food prices.
The underworld is taking over the upper world. The Democrats cannot win against evil. The Democrats think they can hold crime accountable with rights and proven arguments. Openly, liars can undermine the course of justice. A suspect can openly threaten the members of the jury. These terrorists are ashamed of nothing. Even if millions of people die. These criminals don't care about people. Look at how Covid was seen as a voting advantage. Look at how people are treated in the current wars. Can the increase in this violence be stopped? When does justice intervene? The laws and all proven arguments do nothing if they are not acted upon.
What if you are the accused in a trial? Nuance is important. Generalizations are usually meaningless. Try again. If you are a regular person, there is a lack of thought in your obvious lack of legal knowledge. Once again, try again.
This is true if you tried to answer a policeman in the same manner that woman did or most of these people that Kennedy grills every week they would throw you in jail they would bash you over the head, but your handcuffs really tightly and throw your ass in jail and u ain’t getting out for a week or dark shit 9 o’clock a week or two
@@jean-pierresteenbergwell if she wanted to give evidence and details as to why she brought up the price fixing in the first place she wouldn’t have looked like such an idiot. If she has evidence to back the claim she had every opportunity to state that, if anything, Kennedy was saving her ass by keeping her out of court for defamation, which she clearly didn’t understand. You can believe that all you want, and if you’re right then cool, but that’s not the argument she was making, or I guess she was but couldn’t commit because she’s not a lawyer, and was bound to get sued BIG TIME. Maybe they are price fixing, and he said he would want to know.
The people that scream from the mountain tops they won't vote for Trump but can't give you a reason other than they hate him. Not a single policy they don't like.
The government can't go on fishing expedition there no looking into private companies unless they have probable cause you can say we think there price fixing without evidence. fishing for a crime is a violation of the constitution.
Neither President Obama nor President Biden ‘printed’ ten trillion dollars. The fed controls the money supply independently without control from the executive . It has regularly raised rates to cool a hot / inflationary economy. That is the opposite of printing money, the Fed is shrinking the money supply.
You can if you launder billions of those dollars through the military industrial complex and have endless wars... Oh what country does that.....'Merica
Put me in charge of getting answers. I haff vays. I learned all kinds of ways to get people to talk at the Warner Springs Summer Camp for Wayward Would-be Aircrew.
@@GrumpDogthat's the game of politics. All sides do it. Besides, he was drilling down for her to specify who she is accusing of price fixing but doesn't have the evidence....I.e creating a narrative and soundbites. Quite simple. If you believe you have evidence of price fixing then stand by it. If you don't, then shut up until you do.
She could say walmart labels meats weighing 3 piunds as 4 pounds... which DOES happen at some walmarts But accusing tyson is unfounded.. 0 instances of price gouging there... when the chicken price spiked, It was because of a flu that hit the birds... lotta suck birds caused a big hit to chicken and egg prices... in 2022. So... shes barking up 1 correcr tree, albeit I do not believe all walmarts are involved in illegal tactics, some have been... (near me, I found the issue in Blair, Nebraska, but the other walmarts meat weighs as it is supposed to... si Omahas walmarts are clearly different. Needs investigating, sure, but shes doing everything wrong.
I will never understand how these people get away with not answering the questions. I've been watching these hearings for years and no one will just answer the questions. It is maddening!
The problem is, she can't go throwing accusations as she knows the repercussions. Easy for that senator to say "throw yourself under the bus", as he's not the one who's going to take the hit.
@@widearchshark3981 if it was true she could say it, but she can't say it because it's not true therefore she would be defaming them. Pretty simple stuff huh?
@@zekecooper6055 No, I totally get it. But it's because she knows that if she says names directly, she's going to get sued for libel. She is being very careful with her words. Even stating "Top four". Kennedy is asking to incriminate herself. It doesn't take a genius to read between the lines of what she's saying. Kennedy is being an ass imo. It almost sounds like he's trying to shut down her point.... Let's face it, she's probably correct. These massive corporations control the prices. It's an oligopoly.
@@forcedmedia hey man I agree with you however you gotta have feelings along with facts..feelings resonate with your fellow man..goes together like PB&J
term limits aren't even a bandaid on a severed limb, people think it'll be a quick fix; there's an endless supply of AOC's waiting to rob us blind for their own gain; a constitutional republic doesn't work without informed, politically active voters...as long as voters remain stupid and easily influenced AND unwilling to stand up to injustice by the government, we will continue to be more enslaved
I think the American people should be able to sue ANYONE who takes the stand in a congressional hearing and does not answer the questions asked for wasting taxpayer money.
I think that a senator who tries to get someone to admit something over and over that they clearly never stated.......uhhhhhh, needs to be removed from any position of power. Every hearing this dude is involved in ends up being a joke.
@@nicholasallard2462 Lie much? 1:24 Sen Kennedy: "What crime are you accusing the four major food companies of?" Witness: "Price gouging, sir" Sen Kennedy: "You think they're price fixing?" Witness: "In some cases, absolutely"
@@nicholasallard2462She made a claim that someone was price fixing then failed to support her position. She said the top four were doing it, but wouldn't name them. Seems evasive to me.
@@jamesg6671 well she wasn't actually answering. It was a very simple question. Name the companies who you accuse of price fixing? She said there were four and then when pushed and reminded she might be defaming them, suddenly she doesn't know??
@SA-Bean-Bean - This (Dr. Lindsay Owens) is an independent researcher, not a politician or civil servant. I am so sick of powerful--because rich--people like John Kennedy (who I actually respected until i saw this video) who are willing to bully relatively-poorer people just because he's being very well paid to DO so.
@@StevenBruce-s1o i don't care who it is- they are ALL coached and told to give vague answers and it makes me crazy. Nobody ever answers and it's ridiculous. Kennedy only goes off when they try and play him. He's actually one of the few good guys
@@ronallen6578 she wasnt dodging the questions she said that these companies need looked at and he wont listen to her answers. It seems he wants to force and answer or point of view she doesnt ahve
Have you been to a grocery store lately? Prices are up from 25% to 100% in some cases. Every store I have been to. So do you think that is just one big coincidence? We are getting gouged along with that senile old fool starting and backing war after war, spending money like a drunk sailor.
@@tomjackson4374You did hear the one witness who said the the increase in cost to the grocery store has gone up by about the same amount the increase in cost to consumers, didn’t you?
You mean after he just told her that she would be sued if she said a name. Looks to me like Kennedy was covering for the grocers who I think we would all agree probably do have some price fixing going on.
Im with you. Companies are under constant pressure to increase their profits. Enough is never enough to a business man, unless is something they need to pay for. Greed will be the end of us. @@tomjackson4374
So she can say, "companies are price fixing" but doesn't want to back that statment up with names. 😂😂😂😂 yeah, if so many companies are price fixing, then wouldnt you have a list and metrics.
@@coppertopv365 A proper amswer would have been one or two words. Instead she was trying to dance around the issue of claiming there was price fixing but being unable to provide any evidence that it existed.
Listen again. She named companies, and he said, are you accusing them of doing this and she said “no” so he asked what she’s accusing them of. The point is that people like her want the power of the federal government to price fix and regulate the companies into a government sanctioned monopoly of sorts. The price increase are due directly to democrat police’s of spending and artificial wage increases that have inflated the currency. She’s is purposefully coming in to try to obfuscate that and blame the “corporations” which is ironic seeing as those corporations all support democrats heavily. By the way, if they do use regulation to control prices, who benefits the most? The large grocery chains who won’t have to compete. It’s so blatantly corrupt that I can’t believe people keep falling for it.
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She said their are examples but wouldnt flat out say who exactly he had to ask the question like 100 times to just get 2@@bowlofcinder482
price fixing doesnt need to equate in cartoon villain profit margins. in canada several grocery companies were caught price fixing bread by up to $1.50 more over a 16 year period (this included Walmart Canada). Price fixing is price fixing.
Wait.... why have I been seeing videos of consumers at Walmart showing a 4.77 lb pkg to the tune of $23.70 and consumer walks to a scale and that pkg of chicken actually weighing 2.3 lbs??? That has to be illegal wtf??? Over and over I see this... explain
Wow. She comes in and accuses companies but can't name them. Kennedy always brings the receipts and asks tough questions. He also has the best analogies.
O my hat senator you are so sharp and people walk into the trap every time. Your instincts are always spot on. Love you to bits. Eyes wide open but fast asleep!!!
It’s crazy that we can’t get straight answers out of anyone these days in Congress! It’s either deviate or argue with the politician on whether or not you answered the question.
@@VadulTharysyou’re defending Walmart manipulating prices to take advantage of their consumers? Sounds like a communist to me. Alright comrade go protest something.
I may be wrong but I believe that testimony before Congress cannot be the basis for a defamation lawsuit as long as she is answering a specific question posited by a member of Congress.
@Mike-nd7fw where's your evidence it's 3.4% come on, send me your Biden sycophantic article you're pulling that from. Or is it like all the other "stats" this administration puts out, they'll say unemployment is down 6% and then a month later retroactively change it to an increase of 2%. The fact anyone trusts this administration is embarrassing.
I’m a right leaning voter, but I HATE the “how much do the rich/poor” people pay in taxes argument . It’s the loopholes and income inequality that is the problem. And, when will these people lying during their testimonies: Federal , Congressional,State, Local or Civil, they should be penalized!
America is losing its farmers. We need more farmers. It's a very hard job physically, but also, with good years and bad years, it makes it financially difficult.
@@leonidfro8302 At every level of the food chain... Margins are thin... When a farmer sows the ground, and reaps the harvest, mind you without a drought or a flood ruining most of their crops, farmers never know what the market price will fetch when they sow the ground... And like any business, the farmers sell their harvest to the HIGHEST bidder, not the lowest...
Farmers used to pass their farms down to the children. Children are not choosing to work the land but rather leave the area. Farmers then sell off the land/properties if they can't find someone to buy and continue his farm. I saw this in my hometown and rural farming in the area. Sad really for the Farmers who worked so hard to establish their lands watching it being torn up.
@@oldfashiongirl because kids don't want to be locked into the same cycle of barely surviving while working their ass off on a farm all day. There are 0 protections in place for farmers but we have a federal reserve to bail out the most worthless people to ever exist on the face of this planet, BANKERS.
Senator Kennedy is one of the Few in Congress that doesn’t get thrown off course by those who try to Obfuscate! This man is Fantastic! Thankfully too Sharp Witted for majority of those who appear before him. Few appearing in the Senate can stick to the subject when they appear before him & are asked to State who they’re actually ACCUSING of Wrongdoing👍👌
Took my three yo grandson to MacDonalds for a treat, it cost me $18 bucks. Unbelievable how expensive Biden’s America and Newsom’s California has gotten
@@Jellybellycat Jelly Belly Beans. Ronald Reagan had a bowl on his Oval Office table. LOL Then Nancy's failed "war on drugs" Reagan was the POTUS when the Berlin wall was first dismantled, but he was a simple spokesman for the USA. He had no intricate involvement in the negotiations.
Senator Kennedy NEVER disappoints. Has anyone thought of giving him a prime time TV show? His ratings would be through the roof. He exposes these fools for the fools they are.
“So, I’ve come here today to claim several companies are price fixing. I have no evidence to back up any of these claims… and so I’m not claiming they are price fixing…” WTF
Printing money that isn't backed by anything is nothing more than toilet paper. Actually, toilet paper is more valuable because it actually does something.
That's what I hate about these BS hearings. They are coached on exactly what to say and not say. They will never admit wrongdoing, and they are trained to give stupid answers.
I am a proud old family member of Louisiana that is profoundly supportive of this great senator. These days where we distrust Government, it is a great shining light of reason and leadership by Senator Kennedy that make me proud to be an American. Truth and Justice for this Country , Amen
Surprised? Look at all the people pushing "crazy". Hell, look at who makes up 75% of the Dim-o-cRat party. 8:10 have something in common. The thing we may not discuss.
Yes, it's completely whacko to say these companies need to be investigated. Morons supporting record corporate profits and then go get their food stamps
You need to use Google. Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years. The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt - then his tax cuts made it surge. Trump oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president in history and destroyed the economy with his malfeasance during the pandemic. The United states lost over 1 Million people and counting. We beat India and Brazil in covid deaths. MAGA style.
How can Biden be responsible for all inflation? Name one policy? trumps policies that caused the inflation Biden inherited. *Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017. Economists warned that these cuts would cause inflation. *Tariffs and trade policies. Increased prices of all goods imported to the USA costing American families billions more. *Increased demand for tax cuts. This caused the Fed to raise interest rates to offset the high demand costing Americans more money. *CPI rose to 7.6% under trump * Covid response under trump was devastating to Americans costing lives and Billions of dollars. Biden is far from perfect but his policies support Americans. He has created over 15 million new jobs for America. trump has had one of the lowest jobs reports of all presidents and this was before Covid.
Our inflation isn't significantly higher than any of the other G7 countries, and is lower than most. I suppose Biden is responsible for high inflation in Germany, France, and the European Union too.
Here's the problem nobody talked about; the pricing may be tit for tat, but the quantity / volume of these products - and even quality in some cases - has decreased. We're not only paying more, we're paying more for less. That should be a crime.
I hear you, but the problem is... this is INFLATION. The manufacturers would go broke if they kept selling the same amounts at the same price. Blame BIDENOMICS and Biden and the Dems throwing money away faster than the Fed can print it. TRUMP 2024
Unfortunately for all his efforts, nominees that he embarrasses and shows to be idiots still end up getting the job? I admire him but it all seems to look lik show.
