Cuomo addresses the media while holding an n95 mask during his daily press briefing on COVID-19 at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y.Seven northeastern states will work together to buy medical equipment and coronavirus testing supplies, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
The Regional State Purchasing Consortium includes New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesSeven states in the northeastern US are banding together to buy medical equipment and testing they need to fight the coronavirus.
In the absence of a coordinated federal government purchasing effort, the states have largely been on their own in attempting to track down and buy this equipment. Many governors have commented that they feel likeNew York, for instance, has paid as much as 15 to 20 times the usual price for routine medical gear like masks and gloves,New York is the largest state of the group, accounting for about $2 billion in annual spending on medical supplies, Cuomo said.
The consortium will aim to better prepare for future outbreaks, including trying to buy more from American vendors instead of China.
realDonaldTrump is going to make Cuomo an offer he can’t refuse.
Doing the job the Federal Government won't.
Ya. Because 50 states should all be bidding against each other. It’s actually our federal government that should do it and have it for everyone. Ventilators are an example that all 50 states shouldn’t have to stick to their worst case scenario. It should be do done as a nation.
Oh so collusion.