Federal Government Outbids Kentucky For Medical Equipment Amid Shortage

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Nearly every time Kentucky has placed an order for medical protective gear, Gov. Andy Beshear says the federal government has prevented its transfer. WFPLNews

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says his administration is doing everything it can to prepare hospitals to be inundated with cases of COVID-19, but nearly every time the state has placed an order for medical protective gear, the federal government has prevented its transfer.

State officials have also requested additional gloves, masks and other personal protective equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and through private contracts.“Our biggest problem is that just about every single order that we have out there for PPE, we get a call right when it’s supposed to be shipped and it’s typically the federal government has bought it,” Beshear said during a Saturday press conference.

Beshear said that he believes he can increase capacity to 25,000 hospital beds and is currently working with the Kentucky Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a field hospital at the state fairgrounds in Louisville.

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MikaSpencer WFPLNews AmyMcGrathKY senatemajldr is failing the people of Kentucky -- again. elections2020 COVIDー19 COVID

JesusNarrowWay WFPLNews Trump is trying to kill people in Kentucky.

WFPLNews All the while the coward President says he doesn't need to.provide any tests or as Jared said, our supplies. Wake up America.

WFPLNews I’m not an economist, but isn’t the concept of FiscalConservatism based on saving taxpayer dollars by not creating a environment where we’re literally bidding against each other for necessary supplies? senatemajldr & RandPaul, perhaps you could explain?

WFPLNews they don't even have 1000 cases!

WFPLNews Remember Jarred says they’re not ours. They’re theirs - so we can’t have them. They’re too specialt to share cause they need em all

WFPLNews But does this mean MoscowMitch and RandPaul are no longer in TrumpMadness favor? VoteBlue2020

WFPLNews Trump punishing Ky-ians for making him look bad by sending Bevin packing...

McnellisWilliam WFPLNews Where oh where has my little dog gone? Where oh where can Mitch be?

WFPLNews Are you kidding? This is not okay. But this is Trumps game! He’s behind this. You all know that.

WFPLNews AndyBeshearKY has been like a breath of fresh air after the disastrous 4 years of MattBevin! Of course he's being denied medical protective gear...he's a great Democratic Gov.!

WFPLNews C'mon senatemajldr do something about this

CatherineJavel3 WFPLNews That is because Obama left the Federal stockpile depleted and they do not have many... that is why Trump told states to try and get them on the open market first... but companies like 3M are profiteering and selling to other countries who bid higher... but sure blame Trump...

WFPLNews What is MoscowMitch doing about this? Obviously not a damn thing smh

WFPLNews It’s bad because Beshear defeated a Trump supporter.

WFPLNews And yet McConnell is mute.

ish_not WFPLNews Trying to make Kentucky blue

WFPLNews America is officially insane. No rational person supports the their own massacre. Thank BlueMAGAs for the unneccessary death of millions DNC dccc TeamPelosi HillaryClinton TomPerez LeaderHoyer SenSchumer WhipClyburn JoeBiden

WFPLNews He is a Democrat.

debhpg81 WFPLNews This could be because the equipment is going to active hot-spot sites instead of 'in-preparation' sites. I just don't think the US has enough gear for preparatory requests.

mirandayaver WFPLNews Why would Trump block aid to Kentucky when Mitch protected him?

Millicentsomer WFPLNews How does senatemajldr feel about his favorite president not helping his state prepare.

WFPLNews Mitch complicit. He could reverse that if he chose to.

WFPLNews Trump is actively killing Americans

DaiseyDoesIt WFPLNews Can we start burning shit?

WFPLNews Even more resin for the people of Kentucky to vote out Mitch!

morgfair WFPLNews Trump is murdering Americans.

morgfair WFPLNews If Kentucky had Senators that actually supported their constituents maybe they could overcome this problem..... ....but they have Mr. Greed and Mr. Greedier that only support their out of state big money lobbyist donors.

WFPLNews Karma for who they send to Washington...

WFPLNews The federal government is doing it to all the state! It’s trumps version of Hunger Games! Pitting states against each other for life saving equipment, then outbidding them! He then accusers the Governors of not doing enough! Laughing all the way to the podium!

Bronsays WFPLNews They sure have ICE well-supplied.

WFPLNews This should be illegal!

MaraLiasson WFPLNews And Mitch McConnell has been so good to the 🍊🤡 proving once again, being a lickspittle doesn’t pay.

MaraLiasson WFPLNews Past. Kentucky, over here! Next time, vote for a competent woman.

WFPLNews And mean tweets from Trump in 3..2..1...

derrelldurrett WFPLNews What say you RandPaul senatemajldr what are you doing for your people? Oh that's right it's Russia you serve and 💲

WFPLNews Its because he's a Dem. So everyone has to suffer for that and it's not his fault.

WFPLNews Thanks a ton, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul. VOTE THEM OUT if you want to live.

WFPLNews So, in addition to seizing medical supplies bound FOR other countries IN other countries and diverting them to the US, they're seizing medical supplies bound for their OWN states. Trump isn't just neglecting his job to help the states, he's actively sabotaging them.

WFPLNews Our state’s governors need to start banding together. Unfortunately our federal government is NOT being lead by anyone that cares.

WFPLNews kraft just bought a plane load .... every governor in usa , should hire 12 germans , let them actually run the state what would the governors do , watch nba players compete in horse some thing they can handle

WFPLNews - we're the backup to the states states: we ordered this and you took it - you should have been a swing state and asked nicely It's a crime syndicate.

WFPLNews What the fuck is going on

thegarance WFPLNews Why is Trump playing games with medical supplies?

dandrezner WFPLNews Ask Mitch, he has Chinese and Russian connections

AyresAlyssa WFPLNews Let's see if mitch will stand up for his constituents.

WFPLNews Their Governor is a Democrat. They want him to fail so the state can be a solid red one. Trump will talk so much trash about him every chance he gets. He repeats himself for a reason. People hear the same shit over and over and after a while, it becomes true to some.

joncoopertweets WFPLNews KY needs a new Senator who will work for them rather than himself. A Senator who cares more about his constituents than getting judges appointed. DitchMitch2020 DitchMitch2020 Vote for AmyMcGrathKY

WFPLNews ABUSE OF POWER

WFPLNews senatemajldr RandPaul how is this practice helping the people of Kentucky? AmyMcGrathKY can u speak to this? Tell us what u will do when we vote u into Moscow Mitch’s seat?

WFPLNews Mitch must be out of the loop.

joncoopertweets WFPLNews Totally despicable...

MSpicuzzaMJS WFPLNews Call MoscowMitch, maybe he’ll help.

joncoopertweets WFPLNews Mitch be like;

Shawn_Harder WFPLNews This makes no sense to me at all.

WFPLNews This is the biggest scandal in US history. C'mon NPR connect the dots!

WFPLNews Ahem.... senatemajldr

joncoopertweets WFPLNews Then he will act the savior and send it to Kentucky like he did to Fla. It’s all about $ and votes.

WFPLNews senatemajldr SenatorRand MoscowMitch or his wife US Sec of Transport Elaine Chao or CoronaRand won't help Andy Beshear and therefore their consituents?

joncoopertweets WFPLNews You don't say?!!! Maybe call senatemajldr, RepThomasMassie RandPaul

WFPLNews This is a true scandal. Trump is punishing the Democratic Governor of Kentucky. I hope there are other Governors that will help him out. Trump is useless and cruel.

joncoopertweets WFPLNews We need to get some kind of hashtag going. I don't know what it will say but it should have to do with the federal government literally killing people during one of the most difficult times of our lifetimes. At a time when they should be helping. Maybe thefederalgoviskillingus

WFPLNews So the federal government is Hoarding the medical supplies

joncoopertweets WFPLNews Um so McConnell not doing a gd thing

joncoopertweets WFPLNews MoscowMitch prefers to be bailed out by Putin

joncoopertweets WFPLNews This is MoscowMitch’s way of ensuring his supporters live.

joncoopertweets WFPLNews Why didn’t the idiot nationalize the supply chain and have the Air Force deliver to states.?

joncoopertweets WFPLNews Andy needs to join up with the Dem governors banding together to outbid the Fed scum.

joncoopertweets WFPLNews I just posted an article about something similar. Why would the federal government withhold life-saving resources? Who else is going to use it but people live in States? Why are they killing people? What's going on? And why is there a bigger up for or for this?

WFPLNews Why doesn’t Mitch McConnell ask .vp Pence, .realdonaldtrump and the .gOp to let his state get the supplies it’s bought? Because he cares more about making .GovAndyBeshear look bad than people dying. .AmyMcGrathKY is right. .senatemajldr DOESN’T CARE about Kentuckians.

WFPLNews Ruh roh, senatemajldr what are you doing?

WFPLNews So it’s not just limited to blue states then

WFPLNews Trump keeps his commitments to MoscowMitch McConnell. His life depends on that.

LibbyMae14 WFPLNews That was the same with Massachusetts. That’s why we had to turn to China and Robert Kraft.

WFPLNews Are we certain KY is placing the order correctly? Maybe they used incorrect CC number at checkout?

WFPLNews ^^ joshtpm more grist for the mill.

WFPLNews Massachusetts too. And they have a Republican Governor.

WFPLNews Trump's trying to kill people in Kentucky now as punishment for them electing a Democratic governor? All the more reason for Kentuckians to vote this psychopath out in November.

jbouie WFPLNews So McConnell doesn’t really care if his constituents die from Covid 19 as long had trump is making a dem gov look bad...what a fucking ghoul

WFPLNews ErikPtfc BilyeuGirl 😳 Democratic Governor in KY

WFPLNews happening in Colorado too, FEMA swoops in to buy ventilators ordered for CO..

WFPLNews I'd say they are focusing on top ten largest cities....I haven't seen any proof of over run hospitals in ky. need to be smart and allocate resources where it can be used in the best possible way.

WFPLNews This is a fact. He said it in his daily briefing yesterday, and his anger and frustration with it were visible on his face, though he tries very hard to be a calming presence.

WFPLNews cc: jbirdpollan

jbouie WFPLNews Still trying to figure out why?

WFPLNews Where's Moscow Mitch?

agordonreed WFPLNews This is crap. Good grief.

WFPLNews Nice to see McConnell wielding his influence when his constituents actually need it 🙄

WFPLNews Is it just sitting? Is it going to New York or Louisiana?

Daniell37166665 WFPLNews Anybody in your state know any billionaire Russian Oligarchs that might be able to step in and help?

WFPLNews Who's shocked that White House criminals and sociopaths stole all the urgently-needed gear and are now fencing it back to the states -- just as Trump described (I mean projected) when he accused NY nurses of this very crime? TrumpCrimeFamily

jbouie WFPLNews They aren't a swing state and are a deep red state with a (D) governor. The state can be 'punished' without much fear of flipping blue.

WFPLNews The Trump Administration is making war against the states.

WFPLNews Despite the Democratic governor, KY’s senators are both Republicans and 5 of 6 of their Reps in the House are Republican. I guess no state can trust the federal government in this crisis.

jbouie WFPLNews They are actively killing our fellow citizens by slow rolling the response. Murderers.

jbouie WFPLNews trump is intentionally killing people

WFPLNews So, NY, Mass., Kentucky and Michigan govs have all gone on record saying their states orders were preempted by Trump. So much for the feds being a back-up.

CardChronicle WFPLNews This is negligent homicide.

dataandpolitics WFPLNews Can’t help but wonder if senatemajldr still stands by his decision to cover up trump’s many high crimes, knowing full well what that criminal was and what he did, as his state’s PPE orders are being confiscated during a pandemic.

RylandKY WFPLNews Wish there were republicans who would stand up against 45 & his family & whoever is controlling 45.

WFPLNews Where’s Rand and Mitch? Do they care about their constituents?

dataandpolitics WFPLNews Of course they are, they’re going to make sure states with Republican governors get first dibs on everything. TrumpGenocide

maxasteele WFPLNews 1/ I'm afraid KY will be a COVID-19 health disaster. When I looked a few years ago, it had highest smoking rate (although WV has now surpassed it) and one of highest death rates

WFPLNews The Trump Administration is doing this to dozens of states. See this thread:

WFPLNews Some thing is fishy?

WFPLNews Should have placed it years ago, when the Federal Government advised Kentucky to spend some of its money on emergency medical stockpiles, instead of ways to keep its people dependent upon social programs!! VoteRed Trump2020Landslide

thegarance WFPLNews Why would MoscowMitch allow this?

WFPLNews Looks like senatemajldr doesn’t support the constituents he’s supposed to represent. The good people of Kentucky have been betrayed. coronavirus COVID2019 CoronavirusPandemic

WFPLNews Between this, Louisiana having to prove they’ve tried retrofitting other medical equipment to serve as ventilators before getting real ventilators, and blue states struggling to get necessary equipment, it certainly looks like Trump is punishing states with democratic governors.

WFPLNews Horse shit

WFPLNews Becauses it's all gone.

WFPLNews This is absolutely nuts: the Feds keeps seizing PPE ordered by MA. In desperation the MA Gov creates a backchannel to Chinese ambassador to the UN and has the New England Patriots send a jet to pick the PPE up and finally get it to MA hospitals.

BrendaOf6 WFPLNews Please investigate this. There are 6 or 7 of these “middlemen” companies buying & selling supplies for Fed govt according to a govt spokesman. Who are they? What are they profiting? How are they connected to Trump and/or others in power? Who is getting rich off of our misery?

WFPLNews Where's McConnell? DitchMitch BlueWave2020

WFPLNews DumpTrump2020

WFPLNews SAD.... WHY?

WFPLNews Read the article, it seems Kentucky is late trying to purchase some essential items. Article also doesn’t quantify how many times State has failed. “Nearly every time” is a vague headline.

WFPLNews Well call moscow mitch. Maybe he can help..

WFPLNews I find that hard to believe. Mitch is the king maker unless he has decided putting conservative judges on the benches while he still can is more important than saving KY lives. Oh.. wait.. it is believable

WFPLNews A new low, even for that orange ogre. Then what? Toss out masks and gloves like paper towel rolls into crowds to try and look like a savior? Disgusting.

WFPLNews Unbelievable.

RylandKY WFPLNews

WFPLNews Man, if only they had someone like the leader of the Senate there to advocate for them? If a person like that failed to help their own state, I'd think they'd want to replace him with someone less evil.

RylandKY WFPLNews

WFPLNews Proving, once again, how little regard for others - even his own KY constituents - senatemajldr & the GOP have.

WFPLNews You could say... he got... trumped?

WFPLNews Gosh, where is Mitch?

WFPLNews Take that, Mitch McConnell.

WFPLNews So where’s Moscow Mitch on this? Certainly not in Martin County, drinking the water.

WFPLNews Not just States and countries getting their stuff waylaid. A local Kaiser got a shipment of isolation gowns confiscated by FEMA. What the hell is going on?

WFPLNews Serves MoscowMitch right. He kept Trump and his band of inept stupid fools in office. Now it's hitting home for him when it counts.

WFPLNews Does anyone know if it is the State government's or federal government's responsibility to stock up on N95 masks and ventilators?

WFPLNews That’s because it belongs to Trump. So now he’s trying to make money on it!

WFPLNews How much do the citizens of 'Federal' pay in taxes?

WFPLNews Well, not to sound harsh, but elections have consequences. Now, let the constituency write to Mitch Miller & Trump and see how far they get.

WFPLNews Jared Kushner needs to have his garage full of medical supplies to cover up his many many inadequacies

WFPLNews senatemajldr Why don’t you ever tweet about this Mitch?

WFPLNews This would not have happened under a Bernie presidency

WFPLNews So the feds are keeping them from being prepared, but it's the (Dem) governors' fault when they're not prepared. Uh-huh. Just another day ending in 'y' during the reign of The Orange Menace.

WFPLNews My bet is the WhiteHouse is deliberately stockpiling necessary supplies and equipment in a separate location for their own use and for those thy deem worthy. CrimesAgainstHumanity

WFPLNews

WFPLNews Hey Mitch..

WFPLNews Welcome to capitalism folks.

ReginaFord18 WFPLNews Democratic Governor. 45Resign

WFPLNews Phase 1: Convince his followers that only governors bear responsibility Phase 2: Send minimal (if any) medical equipment to Democratic governors Phase 3: Point the mass casualties in those states in as reasons not to elect Democrats Phase 4: Win reelection and go full Hitler

WFPLNews 917 cases in Kentucky as per the article. I don't think they need what they are asking for compared to NY or LA.

WFPLNews Which is a strong argument for making regional governments stronger than federal.

WFPLNews Kentucky.... MoscowMitchMCConnell AmyMcGrathKY

WFPLNews What are those two GOP Senators doing to assist its constituents for PPE? 😳😪

WFPLNews So the same governors who scream the feds aren't getting them stuff are complaining when the feds actually try to buy stuff...that's perfect

WFPLNews Where's Mitch when they need him?

WFPLNews FED Messaging: Buy it up in a pandemic.. But it's ours, muahahahahahahahahahaha

WFPLNews And what, exactly, is the fedl govt doing with these supplies? They don’t appear to be sending them to states.

WFPLNews Elections have consequences. Y’all wanted a reality tv star conman and his unqualified family to run the nation. This is what you get. Chaos in a pandemic.

WFPLNews This has nothing to do with Rep. Massie holding up the coronavirus stimulus bill last month

WFPLNews It's got to be bad if moscowmitch can't pull strings. Or Mitch just doesn't care enough to pull any..

WFPLNews I would think moscowmitchslushfund would be right on top this,you know,for the people he cares so deeply about in Kentucky.

WFPLNews Lie

WFPLNews What?!?

WFPLNews senatemajldr Mitch McConnell may find himself voted out, since he seems to be taking so little interest in helping his constituents.

WFPLNews It seems like Trump and Kushner are deliberately trying to kill as many of us as possible.

WFPLNews Same thing with MA! Just horrible

WFPLNews You have to ask Col Jessep nicely....'I'm here to help, you believe that, don't you?'

BillGRinehart WFPLNews Kush needs it for GOP Gov States

WFPLNews I guess the Governor is not watching the daily WH press conferences - perhaps for political reasons, otherwise he would know that the feds will either drop out if he lets them know or KY should drop out and make a request for the PPE thru FEMA.

WFPLNews What? Mitch not helping his own state? That never happens!

WFPLNews Fun fact, Governor is a donkey. If he was a red, they would get all...but there are no politics involved

WFPLNews Dude, call fema and they will drop the bid. They've only said this like 100 times.

WFPLNews HOW ARE THE FEDERAL GOVT AND STATES BIDDING AGAINST EACH OTHER?!

WFPLNews They're there as a backup, and you're not allowed to touch Kushner's stock pile. Or maybe that stock pile has expired and they don't want anyone finding out

WFPLNews 😡😡😡

WFPLNews So have him talk to Mitch

WFPLNews Defundnpr

WFPLNews And yet they’re getting them from the federal government.

WFPLNews How do they have control?

WFPLNews Every story from NPR for the last 4 yrs has vilified POTUS and his admin for things feckless Governors should have done like NYGovCuomo, who was warned about the shortfall of ventilators but instead funded failed solar energy projects losing millions CuomoFailed TrumpIsAHero

WFPLNews Maybe because Rand Paul said it was a hoax early on? The doctor knows best.

WFPLNews This is exactly what NYGovCuomo is talking about; the feds out bidding the states!! This is ridiculous!! 😡

WFPLNews Murderer

WFPLNews Where's Mitch?

WFPLNews Sue the MoFers. Every state that has had the same experience should file class action lawsuit against this Administration.

WFPLNews When even red states have a hard time, you know its bad at the federal level.

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