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On the recordJuly 25, 2026
The DPA was intended to scale up domestic industrial capabilities to meet urgent military or national emergency needs; therefore, its invocation to construct a commercial, civilian export facility intended primarily to serve foreign commercial markets raises profound statutory, legal, and fiscal questions.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Senator Padilla discusses the Defense Production Act.

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