Biden says White House averted ‘much-predicted’ Christmas supply chain crisis

President Biden discussed supply chain shortages and how the White House has been tackling the issue. 

President Biden on Wednesday touted the steps his administration took to eliminate supply-chain bottlenecks ahead of the holiday season, saying the different actions taken helped to avert a Christmastime crisis.

Biden made the comments during a meeting with his Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, a group of corporate CEOs and administration officials that was established in June to address the issue. The White House says the task force has made “significant progress to alleviate bottlenecks that are rooted in the global pandemic.” 

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Among those at the meeting were FedEx CEO Fred Smith, Gap CEO Sonia Syngal and American Association of Port Authorities CEO Christopher Connor, as well as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Commerce…

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