Scoop: Senate Banking Republicans finally got an answer to a reconciliation mystery that’s been plaguing the committee all month: What the heck the $1 billion set aside for the Defense Production Act would be used for by the Trump administration.
The answer came today via Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, according to two Senate aides familiar with the matter. Burgum briefed members of the Senate Banking Committee across multiple meetings this week to discuss the Interior Department’s plans to use the Defense Production Act – including a classified briefing on Tuesday and a follow-up call today.
