N95 Masks Again

[dryheat]

A thousand vents coming to N.Y. by way of Oregon and...China. A couple of Billionaire Chinese guys arranged it.

[rayg]

[QUOTE=togor;579100]Sorry
In this case with the masks you agreed with my reasoning until Trump played it the other way, then you switched your position and criticize me for not switching mine.

Ray...Togor..Please show me were I switched my position...This is the third time so far, that you posted that I said something that I never did..

Togor ...You can have the last word here but unlikely you'll convince me to change my mind.

Ray..Yes, that would be impossible...

[rayg]

The National Defense Act..Notice Pelosi pushed for using it right away..

COVID-19
On March 18, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, President Trump issued an executive order that defined ventilators and protective equipment as "essential to the national defense", the standard required by the DPA.[16][17] Later that day, he indicated that he would not make immediate use of DPA authority, writing, "Hopefully there will be no need"; he indicated that he would do so in a "worst-case scenario".[18][19] Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called upon Trump to "immediately use the powers of the DPA" to produce and distribute critically needed hospital equipment.[18][19] On March 20, Trump said that he will use the DPA.[20] The next day General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra spoke to Trump administration officials about how GM could support production of ventilators without the use of DPA.[21]

On March 23, Trump issued an executive order classifying "health and medical resources necessary to respond to the spread of COVID-19" as subject to the authority granted by DPA to prohibit hoarding and price gouging.[22][23]

Trump's initial reluctance to use the act's authorities prompted criticism.[24] On March 27, 2020, after negotiations with GM had broken down over costs, estimated at over $1 billion, but primarily due to GM’s inability to commit delivering the number of ventilators required speedily, Trump ordered HHS Secretary Alex Azar to use the DPA to require GM to accept and prioritize contracts for as many ventilators as Azar determines to be appropriate.[25] Trump also named Peter Navarro national policy coordinator for the DPA.[26]

On April 2, Trump said he was invoking the DPA to require 3M, General Electric, and Medtronic to increase its production of protective masks (N-95 respirators).[27][28]