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Trump Uses Defense Production Act To Push Ventilator Materials To GE, Medtronic, ResMed, Hill-Rom, Royal Philips And Vyaire

Prez also signs second DPA order against 3M for N95 respirators: “Hopefully they’ll … do what they are supposed to do”

 
• By Shawn M. Schmitt

The US president used his DPA powers on 2 April to make sure the six manufacturers of medical ventilators get the materials and components they need to make the much-needed devices as the COVID-19 pandemic scythes through the US.

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26, 2018: Donald Trump, the President of the United States addresses reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the Lotte Palace Hotel.

President Trump on 2 April used his powers under the Defense Production Act to make sure six manufacturers of medical ventilators have the materials and components they need to make the much-needed devices as the COVID-19 pandemic scythes through the US.

Trump’s order says Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar – “in consultation with the [acting] secretary of Homeland Security,” Chad Wolf – should ensure materials used to make...

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