To modernize and improve the nation’s supply chain system during the ongoing pandemic, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) this week relaunched the bipartisan Congressional Supply Chain Caucus.
“It’s my hope that this caucus can identify and collaborate on bipartisan solutions to address this current supply chain crisis and work to prevent future ones from occurring,” Rep. Davis said on Jan. 18.
The caucus originally started in March 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 outbreak that disrupted global supply chains. With the coronavirus pandemic ongoing and supply chain disruptions continuing, Rep. Davis is relaunching the caucus now with U.S. Reps. David Rouzer (R-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), and Angie Craig (D-MN). Reps. Davis and Rouzer will serve as the Republican co-chairs of the caucus while Reps. Allred and Craig will serve as the Democratic co-chairs.
“The best way to protect our country against foreign supply chain problems is to make more goods in America and bring manufacturing back to our shores,” said Rep. Davis. “The pandemic and the government’s response to it has contributed to this historic supply chain crisis we are currently facing, and we need a robust and expeditious response from the federal government to address it.”
Rep. Craig said that America’s reliance on global supply chains has left the country unprepared to meet the current demand. “In Congress, we must take immediate action to get products to shelves faster and to help the private sector to rebuild, strengthen and bring home more of our supply chains in the future,” he said.