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#179 - Is the Defense Production Act Being Underutilized?

#179 - Is the Defense Production Act Being Underutilized?

With Margaret O'Mara and Thomas Spoehr

Open to Debate

April 24, 202052m 54s

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Show Notes

As health professionals and leaders around the nation rush to procure the supplies Americans need to combat coronavirus, we ask: Is the Defense Production Act being underutilized? This little-known law, which dates back to the Korean War, gives the president vast authority to compel private companies to act in the interest of national defense. While President Trump has invoked the act in recent weeks, many across the nation are calling on his administration to use its powers much more broadly.


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