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Chuck Schumer: “Yesterday, we asked for the president to use something left over from the Korean War of the 1950s called the Defense…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2020
Yesterday, we asked for the president to use something left over from the Korean War of the 1950s called the Defense Production Act, which allows us to use the military to both create things and build things, like hospital beds and temporary facilities.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer calls for the use of the Defense Production Act to mobilize resources for healthcare needs.

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