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“CONGRESS MUST ACT TO RESTORE SUPPLY CHAINS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the in the House of Representatives section section on page H3832 on March 18.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESS MUST ACT TO RESTORE SUPPLY CHAINS
(Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Madam Speaker, during the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerabilities that have existed in our domestic supply chains for years were put to the test.
The vulnerabilities of our supply chain resulted in consumers being faced with empty shelves at stores and small businesses struggling to reach consumers.
We must act now to restore our supply chain and ensure that our economy is prepared for the next crisis.
The House took the first step in passing the America COMPETES Act. As the House and Senate resolve differences, we must include the supply chain provisions in the final House bill so we can repair these supply chain vulnerabilities.
The supply chain provisions included the Supply CHAIN Act, which I led with Representatives Bordeaux and Kinzinger.
We need an office of supply chain resilience and crisis response at the Department of Commerce to monitor critical supply chains and encourage partnerships between the Federal Government and industry.
It is time to repair our supply chains and protect our economy.
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