Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021

February 24, 2021

Folks, we're going to have a meeting today to talk about the critical supply chain issues that weâthat affect us all, affect this country.

The last year has shown the vulnerability we have with some of the supply chains, including the PPE that we needed badly, but had to go abroad to get. And there are current strategiesâand these little chips here for automobiles that I didn't realize how many billions of chips are in hereâbut causing some lines to slow down and people not being laid off, but at least to shorten the shifts.

And so we're going to talk about that. John Cornyn and thisâagain, this is a bipartisan group hereâput together an effort last year that I think was a pretty good effort, dealing with how to deal with these chips, but there's other aspects of shortages as well. That's what we're going to talk about. And it's nice to have everybody down here, andâon a subject matter we all agree on, and figure out how we get it all done.

So thank you all for coming on in, and I appreciate it.

NOTE: The President spoke at 2:12 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Sen. John Cornyn III.

Categories: Addresses and Remarks : Supply chains, U.S., strengthening efforts, meeting with Members of Congress.

Locations: Washington, DC.

Names: Cornyn, John, III.

Subjects: Business and industry : Automobile industry :: Strengthening efforts; Business and industry : Manufacturing industry :: Government and private sector, coordination efforts; Congress : Bipartisanship; Congress : Members, meetings with President; Health and medical care : Medical equipment and supplies.

DCPD Number: DCPD202100161.

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