[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 49 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               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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