Biden Urged to Invoke Cold-War Powers to Blunt Energy Price Hike
Jennifer A. Dlouhy
Sat, March 12, 2022, 10:30 AM·5 min read
(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden is under pressure to invoke Cold War-era powers to force more domestic oil production as the war in Ukraine strains supplies, raising gasoline prices and fueling inflation.
Lawmakers and labor activists have urged Biden to compel deployment of drilling rigs and solar panels using the 1950 Defense Production Act, the same authority wielded by Harry Truman to make steel for the Korean War and Donald Trump to spur mask production to battle the coronavirus
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