32 min

Explainer 37 – The Defense Production Act and the APA RTP's Fourth Branch Podcast

    • Politics

In this episode, J. Kennerly Davis, Jr., former Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, discusses the historical origin of the Defense Production Act, the powers the Act gives to the president, and recent presidents' invocation of the Act in pursuit of public policy objectives.

Featuring:
- J. Kennerly Davis, Jr., Former Senior Attorney, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Visit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

In this episode, J. Kennerly Davis, Jr., former Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, discusses the historical origin of the Defense Production Act, the powers the Act gives to the president, and recent presidents' invocation of the Act in pursuit of public policy objectives.

Featuring:
- J. Kennerly Davis, Jr., Former Senior Attorney, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Visit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

32 min

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