My point of view hasn't changed regarding the readiness of the states. There are freelancing fabricators in every region in the country. The states need to hunt them and invite them to become a part of the solution. They will be ready to fabricate and then manufacture PPE.

PUT THEM TO WORK.

Additionally, as noble a balanced budget is for states, now is a very different time. The state legislators need to pass a suspension of balanced budget requirements until this nightmare is over.

My understanding of the current federal reserves of ventilators and otherwise is that they haven't been maintained or serviced and aren't working. From what I am reading the federal reserves of these machines and PPE supplies are exhausted and the warehouses are empty.

WE ARE ON OUR OWN.

Until the ventilators are rolling off the assembly lines PLAN to make ventilators as fabricated by MIT. I could be more serious.