On Monday, Youngkin was the first guest on the Guy Benson radio show, where he basically reiterated much of what he said in the letter. “The CCP dominates the solar panel supply chain. And here we are going to mandate that solar panels, probably with China parts in them, be installed on the Pentagon. Lloyd Austin needs to revisit this idea, and if they do install solar, it should be mandatory to include a Buy America clause on anything to be built on an American defense installation.”
Youngkin did not say if the solar bought with AFFECT Program money has to come from an American-owned company, however. He was adamant that the solar not be made by a Chinese entity. This would likely include Jinko Solar, a major Chinese manufacturer making solar panels in Jacksonville, Florida from imported solar cells.
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