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Ok. This is not getting enough attention, and I definitely encourage all of you to read it + RT.
Hospitals are saying feds are seizing critical equipment.
"Are they stockpiling this stuff? Are they distributing it? We don’t know,” one official said. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-07/hospitals-washington-seize-coronavirus-supplies
Hospitals are saying feds are seizing critical equipment.
"Are they stockpiling this stuff? Are they distributing it? We don’t know,” one official said. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-07/hospitals-washington-seize-coronavirus-supplies
THIS is a critical paragraph, and absolutely tracks with what we've publicly seen of how the administration is treating the DPA, the stories of mask seizures from other countries, and Kushner's treatment of the strategic stockpile.
A few points on how to address this:
1. More reporters need to ask about it. ASAP. Multiple outlets have done a great job of covering the various issues around FEMA's actions/the strategic stockpile, but the more pressure, the better.
2. Electeds need to be made aware.
1. More reporters need to ask about it. ASAP. Multiple outlets have done a great job of covering the various issues around FEMA's actions/the strategic stockpile, but the more pressure, the better.
2. Electeds need to be made aware.
Make sure they're aware of this story - they might not necessarily be aware of what's not happening in their states, because the effort is so hyper-focused on flattening the curve specifically in the areas they represent at the moment.
3. Reiterate Schumer's call for -
3. Reiterate Schumer's call for -
- the WH to appoint a COVID czar. There needs to be one point person who knows HOW to focus on coordination and distribution, and it's obviously not going to be Peter Navarro or Jared Kushner.
More on Schumer's request: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/491289-schumer-offers-candidates-for-coronavirus-czar-in-plea-to-white-house
More on Schumer's request: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/491289-schumer-offers-candidates-for-coronavirus-czar-in-plea-to-white-house
4. House Transport needs to investigate.
(They're in charge of FEMA-related issues: https://transportation.house.gov/about )
(They're in charge of FEMA-related issues: https://transportation.house.gov/about )
