On the recordJuly 13, 2020
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic I signed a letter calling on the White House to invoke the Defense Production Act to meet the shortfall of PPE and other official supplies.
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congress.govYvette Clarke: “At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic I signed a letter calling on the White House to invoke the Defense Production…”
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Clarke urged the administration to use the Defense Production Act for PPE shortages during the pandemic.
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