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US Chamber official on why they’ve urged Trump not to use his Defense Production Act authority:

“no one can tell us what problem they are solving by invoking the DPA?

“What specific things would you then do that companies aren’t doing now on their own?”
Chamber official:
“If you invoke it just to invoke it (because this has become a political issue), companies have to turn their attention to dealing with the legal questions and following the DPA rather than voluntarily doing all the gov’t is asking of them.”
to state the obvious, previousl wartime presidents like Wilson, FDR and Truman have felt it inadvisable to move beyond voluntary requests to American business in order to focus and direct greater resources to defeating the enemy
fixing typo above:

to state the obvious, previous wartime presidents like Wilson, FDR and Truman have felt it ADVISABLE to move beyond voluntary requests to American business in order to focus and direct greater resources to defeating the enemy
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