In a statement, the White House said Biden will use the Defense Production Act to improve the domestic manufacturing of medicines deemed crucial for national security and will convene the first meeting of the president’s supply chain resilience council to announce other measures tied to the production and shipment of goods.

The Defense Production Act of 1950, which was passed to streamline production during the Korean war, was last used in early 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic to accelerate and expand the availability of ventilators and personal protective equipment.

  • @jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    11 year ago

    No, they meet the slightest resistance and throw up their hands. I wish that weren’t the case, but it is, repeatedly.

    See all the bullshit with Joe Manchin or when Merrick Garland was denied a Senate hearing.

    “Welp! Nothing we can do!”

    I’ve watched them do this for decades now.