[oldalum]

they are using the powers of the defense production act to take over all US acquisition and distribution of ventilators, PPE, etc. and here are the rules for allocating them to the states and hospital groups. 

This is what should have been done from the start, and distribution should have been handled transparently on the basis of need by a non-political appointee such as a military person in charge of supply chains, to deflect any suspicion of partisanship in distribution. But the president did not want the federal government to play any part in this:

"President Donald Trump told reporters at a press conference that governors should be buying medical supplies for their states and that the federal government is not a "shipping clerk.'"

[oldalum]

they are using the powers of the defense production act to take over all US acquisition and distribution of ventilators, PPE, etc. and here are the rules for allocating them to the states and hospital groups. 

This is what should have been done from the start, and distribution should have been handled transparently on the basis of need by a non-political appointee such as a military person in charge of supply chains, to deflect any suspicion of partisanship in distribution. But the president did not want the federal government to play any part in this:

"President Donald Trump told reporters at a press conference that governors should be buying medical supplies for their states and that the federal government is not a "shipping clerk.'"