[readyman]

Simply because it was not in the interests of enough of the ruling class to do so. Profit is always the top priority. Nothing short of preparation for war could motivate the ruling class to uproot profitable relationships. It has taken a lot of time and catastrophe to move industrial dependencies away from China to competing 3rd world countries. The conflict in Gaza on top of the conflict in Ukraine makes for another tipping point at which the US ruling class has enough interest in risking near-term profit loss to consolidate power for the long term that this bill makes sense.