Trump Invokes A Cold War Relic, The Defense Production Act, For Coronavirus Shortages

A demonstration of a ventilator for future patients with coronavirus at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital in Ashdod, Israel.

A law that allows the executive branch to direct industrial production is being used to spur firms to step up their output of scarce items, such as face masks and ventilators.

(Image credit: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)



from News : NPR https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/818069722/trump-invokes-a-cold-war-relic-the-defense-production-act-for-coronavirus-shorta?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

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