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News/Protests & Claims/AP Explains: What Exactly is the Defense Production Act?
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AP Explains: What Exactly is the Defense Production Act?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked a Korean War-era law as part of his response to the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to boost private industry production of supplies needed for the health crisis.

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