Biden To Invoke Defense Production Act

Wochit Tech 2020-12-28

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Carolyn Kaster/AP President-elect Joe Biden will invoke a wartime production law, the Defense Production Act, to boost the production of vaccines after he's sworn-in. "You will see him invoking the Defense Production Act," Dr. Celine Gounder, who's on Biden's COVID-19 advisory board, told CNBC on Monday. The DPA gives the president broad authority to pressure US industries to produce supplies in the interest of national defense. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President-elect Joe Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) after he's inaugurated to increase the production of vaccines, according to a top advisor on his COVID-19 team.

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