(1) President Harry S Truman signed the Defense Production Act into law in 1950; you’d just be issuing a declaration activating its authority; (2) The time to activate it is before we reach the worst-case scenario, not after; and (3) Stop calling it that.

(1) President Harry S Truman signed the Defense Production Act into law in 1950; you’d just be issuing a declaration activating its authority;

(2) The time to activate it is before we reach the worst-case scenario, not after; and

(3) Stop calling it that. https://t.co/qYR4zwmUT0

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) March 18, 2020