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Drug companies are in need of more specialized storage and shipping services from companies such as Cardinal, as they increasingly sell complex drugs like cell and gene therapies.

The semiconductor supply chain is vulnerable to actions like China’s because large chip plants require big capital investments from an ecosystem of companies providing specialized equipment, intricate technical processes and final packaging.

Myriad federal and state campaign-finance laws already regulate political activity, and separate specialized agencies, including the Federal Election Commission, administer those laws.

This design choice allows the company to circumvent “much of the sophisticated set of equipment and specialized materials that are needed to maintain high-pressure operation,” in addition to ensuring safety, analysts wrote.

If policies exclude damage from floods or earthquakes, for instance, consumers can buy specialized insurance for that, Holeman said.