Trump's refusal to use wartime powers to direct scarce medical supplies has left states fighting it out

Trump's reluctance to take a more assertive role, instead letting states fend for themselves, has created confusion and competition among states.

The deal spurred by the coronavirus outbreak includes direct payments to many Americans, and aid for both large corporations and small businesses.Some lawmakers have become so frustrated that they’ve introduced a bill demanding the act’s usage in the hopes of expediting the production of medical equipment.

Private companies have stepped up on their own to increase production and, where they can, to modify operations to make products that are needed, the chamber said. It also allows the government to control sales and distribution of the new products, to set priorities and assure that supplies go where the need is greatest.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has grown increasingly angry as COVID-19 cases have exceeded 26,000 in his state, about half of the infections recorded in the United States. On Tuesday he lashed out at the Trump administration’s failure to use the DPA, saying the law was made precisely for a time like now.

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