Morning Wire - EPA Restrictions & Remain In Mexico | 7.1.22

Episode Date: July 1, 2022

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The final rulings of what has been a monumental Supreme Court session were released Thursday. The court upheld the Biden administration's challenge to remain in Mexico, but limited the EPA's ability to regulate coal plant emissions. What are the implications of both decisions? I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley, with Georgia Howe. It's Friday, July 1st, and this is Morning Wire. The July 4th holiday weekend is here. Whether you're traveling or planning a backyard barbecue, it will cost us. you more. We have the numbers. And the 300,000 residents who abandoned New York City took billions

of dollars with them. We speak to a diehard New Yorker about the Exodus. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know. This show is sponsored by Indeed. Do you have a trusted source for your day-to-day hiring needs? The right candidate is doing everything they can to find you. Are you doing everything you can to find them? Indeed is an incredibly powerful hiring partner helping you to attract, interview, and hire all in one place. According to trusted resources, they deliver four times more hires than all other job sites combined. Plus, Indeed is extremely cost effective. With Indeed, you only pay for quality applications that match your sponsor job description. Visit Indeed.com slash wire to start hiring

right now. That's indeed.com slash wire. Indeed.com slash wire. Terms and conditions apply. Need to hire. You need indeed. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a series of rulings with widespread implications, wading into border security and EPA regulations just a week after overturning Roe v. Wade. Here to discuss the immigration ruling first is Daily Wire Senior Editor Cabot Phillips. Now, Cabot, this is Remain in Mexico, one of the Trump-era policies. What did the court rule? Well, after a series of rulings that were viewed as victories for conservatives from the court this term, this was sort of viewed as a setback for the right. So quick refresher, the Remain in Mexico policy was a Trump-era initiative that ordered migrants who were detained at the border to stay in

Mexico while they awaited their legal hearings. The policy was initially intended to keep migrants from skipping their court date and slipping into the country illegally. Now, shortly after taking office, President Biden tried to repeal the policy, but a lower court blocked his administration from doing so, citing federal law that says migrants applying for admission, quote, shall be detained for a proceeding. But on Thursday, the court ruled 5'4, with justices Roberts and Kavanaugh, joining the court's three liberal justices, that remain in Mexico could in fact be repealed. And what was the basis of the ruling? Essentially, they said that lower courts had misinterpreted immigration law and that the president was within his power to repeal the order.

They also determined that forcing the Biden administration to keep remain in Mexico in place could have had, in their words, quote, foreign affairs consequences. It was interesting. Justice Roberts wrote that it, quote, imposed a significant ruling burden upon the executive's ability to conduct diplomatic relations with Mexico. Not the typical thing you hear in a ruling. Now, it is worth noting this doesn't immediately repeal the policy, but instead opens the door legally for it to happen. So expect some movement there in the coming days. All right, Cabot, thanks for that summary. The Supreme Court also announced on Thursday a ruling saying that the Environmental Protection Agency, the EPA, is limited on what rules it can place on power plants in states. Here to tell us more is Daily

Wire's Charlotte Pence Bond. Yes. So a group of states and private parties challenge, EPA on how it was trying to regulate power plants. The case in question was West Virginia versus EPA. And in a 6-3 ruling, the justices decided that the EPA can't put certain emissions limits on power plants in the country because Congress hadn't given the EPA that kind of power. And if it wants the agency to be able to do things like that, it should expressly delegate that or it should take action to impose those limits. The justices in the majority were Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the opinion, as well as Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. The three liberal-leaning justices, Kagan, Breyer, and Sotomayor dissented.

So what are the broader implications for this? This is really being seen as a setback for President Biden's climate change agenda, and it essentially limits the type of action that agencies can take to control industries. Other types of regulatory rules by agencies could be questioned after this ruling, too. Morningwire spoke to Sarah Partial Perry, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, about the significance of both of these rulings. This is a significant ruling for a number of, of different reasons. It really deals a blow to bureaucracy and ends the serious threat to reliable,

affordable energy. But what it says about the power of the federal government is probably the most important of all of the outcomes in this case. And ultimately, the Supreme Court determined that the EPA's sweeping claim of authority under the Clear Air Act to effectively force a national climate change policy through without any authority from Congress, was impermissible under its statute. And that is an encouraging outcome. It reminds us the power ought not to be centralized and that the executive agencies cannot determine law

without going through the appropriate congressional channels. Another significant ruling from the court. Charlotte, thanks for reporting. Thanks for having me. That was Daily Wire's Charlotte Pence Bond. Coming up, this 4th of July will be the most expensive on record. You can get this show and all of the content you love wherever you are all on the Daily Wire app.

Even if you're not a Daily Wire member, you'll be the first to know what's trending with mobile notifications for the latest news, and you'll get content from all of your favorite Daily Wire shows. Download the Daily Wire app and keep up with the facts no matter where your day takes you. From big ticket items like airline tickets to smaller spikes like the cost of a cold one, we're all paying a lot more to celebrate our independence this year. Joining us to discuss is journalist and daily wire contributor Liz Collin. And she's going to break down just how much more things will cost. So, Liz, first off, you found that some people are changing their plans or in some cases canceling them due to rising prices.

It seems some people are Georgia. It is those travel costs, whether flying or driving, that will hurt holiday travelers most. So, of course, we have to start at the gas pumps, where we will pay the highest prices in 4th of July history. According to AAA, prices are 52% higher than this time a year ago. The national average gallon of gas was 313 this time last year.

It's right around $5 a gallon right now. At one Minnesota gas station, Brad told me that his family won't be taking their usual trip to Wisconsin due to high prices at the pump. How much more do you think it would have cost you this year? 100 bucks. 100 bucks more.

So you are rethinking your plans because of... Yeah, we already changed our plans. So you're sticking closer to home? Yeah, we're staying home. When it comes to air travel, AAA also found the average lowest airfare is still more than 14% more than this time last year at $201 a ticket. And hotel rooms, they're up about 23% more this year. Still, though, AAA says a record of 42 million Americans will travel 50-plus miles over the holiday weekend. Ongoing cancellations and delays, though, at airports, Georgia could also mean more people will just be driving instead of flying this year.

Okay, so transport will likely cost more. But what about once people arrive? How much more are they going to be spending on their cookouts, campfires, that kind of thing? Yeah, we're seeing a 36% spike in food prices, according to a recent survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Ground beef is up 36%. That's the same for chicken breast, pork chops. They're all up more than 30% this year. Hot dogs, a little cheaper.

They're only up about 14%. Beer is up a whopping 25%. So sure going to cost you more for a cold one. no doubt. Overall, the Farm Bureau survey says that barbecues cost 17% more overall, marking the largest increase on record. They are blaming supply chain problems, inflation, and the war in Ukraine for the increases. Even desserts, though, like watermelon, ice cream, they're up about 10 to 20% also. Now, we're not condoning this, but how much more are fireworks going to cost this year? People will buy them, though, right?

Yeah. Another 35% increase over last year for those fireworks. You might remember the slow shipping from China for supply problems last year. That was due to the pandemic. But now rising shipping costs are passed on to consumers. The American Pyrotechnic Association says shipping costs have quadrupled since 2019. That's when a shipping container was between $8,000 and $10,000. Well, now it's more like $40,000 for the same thing.

Record diesel prices certainly are not helping delivery drivers. either. The APA is warning that smaller Fourth of July favorites could be more challenging to find this year. So if you're in the market for some sparklers, Georgia, you could be out of luck. All right. Well, Liz, thanks so much for that report. Thank you and happy Fourth of July. That was Daily Wire contributor, Liz Collin. During the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, New York City lost a whopping 300,000 residents, many of whom left for freer pastures, such as Florida or Texas.

Now, new reporting from the New York Times shows that the New Yorkers who left were disproportionately wealthy, a third of them with incomes over $214,000 per year. joining us to discuss as columnist and New Yorker, David Marcus. Good morning. So how much money has left New York with these folks moving out? Morning. It's a lot of money. The Times cites 21 billion with a B dollars that flowed out of Gotham over the past few years. And of course, like anywhere else, it's the highest earners who pay the lion's share of the taxes. Now, you know, in 2020 and 2021, that money was largely made up for by federal pandemic funding. But that's drying up now, and there's no indication that Washington has an appetite to turn that spiket back on. So the next year or two could be tough. Now, New York's strict COVID policies were probably a big factor here. But have

the wealthy New Yorkers who left, given any specific reasons they chose to leave? Several, in fact. Some cited the possibility of doing remote work, something more common in high-end labor than the service or blue collar industries. A lot of people felt less safe on the much emptier streets. But one of the most interesting answers was a woman who said, quote, I used to thrive on the hustle and bustle. Now I think about waking up in my bed in an apartment and I just feel a bit anxious. I think everyone who lived through COVID here in the city felt that to some degree. Are city officials expecting the population numbers to rebound now that the COVID restrictions are mostly over? Or is this a lingering?

or ongoing problem? Yeah, I mean, they say in the long run, the 300,000 will be a blip. After all, the last census had the city at a record 8.8 million. So, you know, it's New York. There's a lot of people, and people are starting to come back or move here for the first time, as they have for centuries. The immigrant population is also strong and steady. But will these very wealthy people come back?

That's a harder question, and I think it really comes down to lifestyle in a lot of cases. If the city gets back its mojo and it's fun and, you know, the place to be, people will come. Mayor Eric Adams talks about this a lot. Unfortunately, things like the crime rate and vagrancy are making that harder. And it wasn't just Florida in other states, right? There was also some exodus to more local suburbs. What impact is that having? You know, a lot of people went to Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut.

New York has a massive metro area, almost 20 million people. So it has an impact. For example, both public and private school enrollments in the city are down. So some of those kids are probably living behind white picket fences now instead of an apartment. But the suburbs are economically connected to the city. So the overall loss of money is probably a little more mitigated. How are New Yorkers feeling about the comeback, or should I call it an attempted comeback? I mean, in a word frustrated, Mayor Adams did a long interview with the New York Post this week where, you know, he flat out said conditions,

were way worse when he took office than he expected. And I think that reflects how many of us feel. But look, this is New York City. It always bounces back. The question is, how long is it going to take this time? So are you packing your bags for Florida yet? No, that will never happen. I thought you might say that.

That was Daily Wire contributor, David Marcus. Other stories we're tracking this week. President Biden is calling on Congress to alter the rules of the Senate in order to codify Roe v. Wade. Arizona legislators passed a school choice bill last week, giving tuition money to all families in the state to be able to send students from kindergarten through high school to a school of their choice.

R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years behind bars this week after he was convicted on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. The fugitive yoga teacher wanted for the murder of a professional cyclist in Texas was captured in Costa Rica on Wednesday after a 43-day high-profile manhunt. She awaits deportation to the U.S. for charges of first-degree murder. Justice Katanji Brown-Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday as Justice Stephen Breyer retired. Thanks for listening to Morning Wire. We created this show to bring more balance to the national conversation. If you love our show and you stand with our mission, consider subscribing, leaving us a five-star rating and most importantly sharing our podcast with a friend.

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