Sending missiles to Ukraine could leave U.S. vulnerable. Some members of Congress are calling for President Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act amid concerns that the diversion…
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President Biden Surveys Wildfire Damage
Uses Defense Production Act to provide firefighting equipment. On Monday, President Biden traveled to the western United States to survey the damage caused by forest fires this year.…
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Kodak to Produce Drug Ingredients Under Defense Act
Program is intended to overcome Americans reliance on foreign sources. Eastman Kodak Co. won a $765 million government loan under the Defense Production Act in order to help…
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President Trump Travels to Maine
Tours test swab manufacturing facility. On Friday, President Trump traveled to the state of Maine to visit the small town of Guilford, home to one of the two…
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Meat for U.S. Down, Exported to China Up
Difficult outcome being made worse, Connecticut representative says. Last week, President Trump ordered some meat processing plans to stay open to protect the nation’s food supply. Yet the…
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President’s Executive Order a Blessing for Meat Industry
The pandemic still a challenge in the world of meat packing. On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order that included meat processing plants as part of the…
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President to Keep Meat-Processing Plants Open
His order will invoke the Defense Production Act. On Sunday, Tyson Foods ran an ad in many national newspapers calling out the difficulty of producing meat while keeping…
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New York Retailer Charged with Price Gouging
First federal prosecution of price gouging during pandemic. Amardeep Singh stocked his warehouse with 5,000 face shields, 2,471 isolation suits, and 711,400 disposable medical gloves, and began marketing…
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President Invokes Wartime Powers
Utilizes Defense Production Act to boost medical equipment availability. On Friday of last week, President Trump Invoked the Defense Production Act, thereby ordering General Motors to produce more…
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Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – Friday
Defense Production Act being engaged for medical equipment production. White House adviser Peter Navarro thanked the president for engaging the Defense Production Act that will enable them to…
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