Biden signs executive order to spur domestic supply chain

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President Joe Biden has signed a source chain government purchase that impacts a wide range of products, including pharmaceuticals.

The purchase mandates a one hundred-day overview of four vital products and solutions: semiconductors critical minerals and products, like rare earths, that are used to make steel for airplanes pharmaceuticals and their elements and sophisticated batteries, like the types used in electric autos.

A chip shortage is squeezing automakers in the U.S. and around the world, according to The Wall Street Journal. Automobiles use chips for many units, including motor administration, computerized braking and assisted driving.

Biden is also contacting for a one particular-calendar year overview of other materials in 6 sectors of the overall economy, including food production, to recognize coverage suggestions.
 
WHY THIS Matters

The COVID-19 pandemic confirmed how much the United States depends on  countries these as China for own protecting tools.  

“That is why one particular of the 1st government orders I signed, as some may possibly don’t forget, was to make certain that we are producing much more protecting tools for healthcare staff here at residence,” Biden claimed. “And now, I am shortly likely to be signing an additional government purchase that’ll enable address the vulnerabilities in our source chains across additional vital sectors of our overall economy so that the American folks are prepared to face up to any crisis and rely on ourselves.”

THE Larger Craze

A much more resilient source chain is protected and assorted,  building in redundancies, enough stockpiles, safe and sound and protected digital networks, and a globe-course American producing base and workforce, the president claimed. 

Biden also claimed a resilient source chain depends on close cooperation with allies and associates.
 

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