Kushner-backed program chartering flights to address hospital shortages raises questions in Congress
The details:
"A flight from China chartered by the U.S. government touched down at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday last week. Inside were nearly 6 million surgical masks and some respiratory equipment.
But the supplies on board weren’t tucked into the national stockpile or distributed by the federal government among cities hardest hit by novel coronavirus despite the average taxpayer bill of $750,000 to $800,000 per flight.
Instead, the masks and other life-saving equipment were owned by Medline, one of the nation’s largest privately held manufacturers and distributors of medical supplies. They were loaded onto cargo trucks and driven to the company’s warehouse in suburban Chicago.
It was up to Medline to decide who gets the protective gear and what price they would pay.
The sole federal requirement imposed on Medline was that it would promise to sell half its cargo to designated 'hot spots' facing outbreaks of the coronavirus."
What the absolute heck?
Our Federal dollars are spent but a private company is going to decide who gets what, when and how---and they'll no doubt pocket any and all profit from it all?
How is this right?
Can you imagine the Republican Party uproar if the previous President did anything remotely similar?
Why are they, why is he, Mr. Trump, getting away with this?
Why are we letting him get away with this?
Thanks, Mr. President!
Thanks, Republicans!
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