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Scott Bessent: “President Trump signed an executive order to fill the…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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FULL REMARKS: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Speaks At Reagan National Economic Forum

Published | Video Starts at 11:02

This is what it looks like to connect industrial capacity, logistics, resilience, workforce development and national security in one strategic frame. Finally, on pharmaceuticals, President Trump signed an executive order to fill the strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients reserve so that America is never again caught flat footed when access to critical drug components is at risk. Last month, the White House also highlighted further action to impose tariffs on patented pharmaceutical products, while noting parallel section 232 Investigations involving personal protective equipment, medical consumable devices and robotics. (11:02–11:18)

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Asserts that an executive order was signed to fill the strategic reserve of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.

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