The national stockpile is intended for states' use, which was explained on the government's own website—until the language was changed hours after Kushner's description.
With a diminished stockpile of medical supplies and governors warning of a Wild West-like bidding process for ventilators, President Trump has refused to take a larger role in helping states hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak, instead making states compete for much of the supplies on the open market -- and insisting they are to blame for any shortfalls.
While the Federal Emergency Management Agency has sought to jumpstart the production of critical gear, governors have said its involvement has only made the bidding process for ventilators worse, jacking up the prices as states and the federal government compete for a limited supply. On Thursday, the Navy officer running FEMA's supply chain task force said that he was mainly focused on ensuring the flow of the gear to the commercial market -- rather than mandating it be allocated to states and localities based on need.
"I'm not here to disrupt a supply chain," Rear Adm. John Polowczyk told reporters at the White house."We are bringing product in, they are filling orders for hospitals, nursing homes, like normal. I am putting volume into that system." The agency said Thursday it was"expediting movement of critical supplies from the global market to medical distributors in various locations across the United States," citing half a dozen flights bringing personal protective equipment across the country so far.FEMA said"varying quantities" of the gear would go to"medical distributors in areas of greatest need," with the rest"infused into the broader U.S. supply chain.
On Thursday, Trump's top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, said that on Friday, the federal government would issue an order that would"empower Customs and Border Protection, with the help of people like the post office and express mail consignors like UPS, to basically deal with that issue." He did not provide more details.
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