Posted on 03/11/2020 6:18:59 PM PDT by Eddie01
White House Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro confirmed Wednesday the administration is working on an executive order to eliminate the governments reliance on foreign-made medical supplies.
The Buy American order comes on the heels of concerns expressed by senators during their Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill.
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The order would prevent federal agencies from purchasing medical supplies, including face masks, gloves and ventilators, from China.
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China has prevented the export of surgical face masks, severely limiting supplies in the U.S. and countries around the world.
China has managed to dominate all aspects of the supply chain using the same unfair trade practices that it has used to dominate other sectors cheap sweatshop labor, lax environmental regulations and massive government subsidies, Navarro told New York Times. As President Trump has said, what we need to do is bring those jobs home so that we can protect the public health and the economic and national security of the country.
He added that the EO would cover more than 400 essential medicines that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population. Additional products targeted in the order include medical countermeasures made to protect against chemical and biological threats, radiation, nuclear fallout and infectious diseases like coronavirus.
Nothing we do now will impede in any way our ability to get what we need when we need it from foreign sources, he told CBS.
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Yeah. Try to find a bandaid that is not made in China I couldnt. Just one example.
Beyond the multiple incidents of food contamination, poison dog food, and toxic kids toys...it takes a virus, that affects a minuscule amount of the population in comparison, to get the supply chain returned to our shores.
I hope and pray that POTUS can stick a VERY sharp stick in their eye!
Trump said this continuously during his campaign. He could use this reliance on China as a campaign issue if the dem/socs keep giving him crap. It would have to be subtle, but it should be restated. I can’t count the number of times he said, “Bring jobs and industry home”.
Of course the are sold out, so that doesn’t help at all, but Israel has some very capable breakthrough medical material.
Trump can issue his EO but if the goods and pharmaceuticals are not currently made here then what good will it do? EOs can be cancelled by the next administration. What corporation is going to invest in new manufacturing plants if they can be rendered unprofitable at the stroke of a pen by the next administration?
Those in our government who were responsible for initiating the importation of our antibiotics and other medical supplies from Communist China should be tarred and feathered.
Thank God we finally have a President who’s willing to reverse this outrageous and dangerous policy.
I’m hoping that the Bluebird of Happiness craps on her birthday cake!
Well, you KNOW POTUS will turn it around on them!
Glad OUR fighter is in the White House!
Lot of squirming congressmen out there who have the ear of their benefactors the Chinese.
I’m for free trade and all but you guys should be marching to Washington and burning down Congress. They over saw this ludicrous situation where you drugs are made in China. WTF?! My guess is it was who was paying for their campaigns or where their business were making their goods, like Amash.
over kill but you can hardly fault him.
Have you ever heard one, even one single Congressman ever express concern over this? Or concern over anything China? I sure haven’t. They lots to say about Russia.
You have a right to your opinion. I’d like the choice. I prefer incandescent lighting. LED is too stark. There was no reason for freaking government to become involved to begin with except Bush was weak kneed and caved.
Bingo
LEDs tend to have flicker, even if at a high frequency. Incandescents do too [60 hz], but they have a better time constant so it's not as evident when measured with appropriate test equipment.
The new toilets would likely work that much better without arbitrary limits on the amount of water they can use.
Saw a video of Obama pledging his faith in Chinas suppliers. What a maroon! What a gull a bull !
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