Posted on 04/02/2020 6:26:28 PM PDT by ransomnote
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SUBJECT: Order Under the Defense Production Act Regarding 3M Company
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) (the “Act”), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. On March 13, 2020, I declared a national emergency recognizing the threat that the novel (new) coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 poses to our healthcare systems. In recognizing the public health risk, I noted that on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the outbreak of COVID-19 (the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) can be characterized as a pandemic. I also noted that while the Federal Government, along with State and local governments, have taken preventive and proactive measures to slow the spread of the virus and to treat those affected, the spread of COVID-19 within our Nation’s communities threatens to strain our Nation’s healthcare systems. I further noted that, to ensure that our healthcare systems are able to surge capacity and capability to respond to the spread of COVID-19, it is critical that all health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19 are properly distributed to the Nation’s healthcare systems and others that need them most at this time. Accordingly, I found that health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, meet the criteria specified in section 101(b) of the Act (50 U.S.C. 4511(b)).
Sec. 2. Presidential Direction to the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary). The Secretary, through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Administrator), shall use any and all authority available under the Act to acquire, from any appropriate subsidiary or affiliate of 3M Company, the number of N-95 respirators that the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
3M screwed up. Big time.
Plus all the Scotch tape and VHS cassettes we need.
SAW IT ON TUCKER. The real question was not asked: Did the foreign companies ask for the masks FIRST?
First, Mary Barra CEO of GM and an Obamabot, now 3M dragging their feet in responding to requests for assistance. Forcing our President to use this authority against them.
President Trump hates to have to resort to this. He really wanted those companies to step up from a sense of patriotic duty but, both companies chose to drag their feet and force his hand.
Not according to the Florida official Tucker interviewed.
Or did those companies get their marching orders from DNC Headquarters, to make Trump look bad.
They are evil, evil people.
Agree. President Trump did not want to have to use this power but he has had to now with these two companies.
Good for him.
3M TRAITORS!!
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M) must be run by globalists who don’t give a damn about America.
I bet that China is behind all of these shortages.
State of Florida has very tough gouging laws...let see them go after 3M for a few billion. Hello, Gov please demonstrate your badassery now.
PDJT unloads....
GM and 3M on notice...
President Trump tried the carrot, but that didn’t work, so out comes the stick ... Note to corporations: DO NOT PISS OFF THIS PRESIDENT!
Last week Pence, in front of POTUS, told the whole world that 3M was making masks 24/7 and that 35 million were available for our hospitals to order NOW.
I find it hard to believe that 3M and the Pence team did not discuss that 3M primarily sells to distributors as their business model. I have a hard time understanding how Pence, and especially DJT did not nail down an understanding for product flow from 3M shipping doors, to the states. How did it escape discussion that 3M was placing no constraints on the distributors??
I am getting masks from 3M through my company starting this week.
Hmmm.
Who owns the stock in 3M?
This 3M attack is horseshit
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