Yahoo News Explains: The Defense Production Act
On Thursday, President Biden said he is invoking the Defense Production Act as part of his strategy to combat the spread of the coronavirus that has killed 400,000 Americans. Peter Shulman, a professor of history at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, explains why the president is exercising this option and how it will be used.
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