Trump to use Defense Production Act to increase swab manufacturing Washington Times, Apr 19, 2020
President Trump on Sunday said he was ready to use the Defense Production Act to force U.S. companies to produce more swabs for coronavirus tests.
“We’ll be getting swabs very easy,†said Mr. Trump, noting how much easier it was to make swabs than ventilators.
He flexed his authority under DPA, a Korean War-era law that marshals private manufacturing in an emergency, as the administration weather intense criticism from governors and congressional Democrats for not doing enough to provide COVID-19 tests.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, said earlier in the day that Mr. Trump deserved a grade of “F†on expanding testing.
The reopening of state economies relies on testing to contain the spread of the virus
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