Two lawmakers want to know if Jared Kushner is following the rules when it comes to his involvement in overseeing the flow of life-saving medical equipment among private companies, the government, and hospitals.
A letter penned by two Democratic House committee leaders demands a response from the Trump administration about Kushner’s involvement.
The letter addressed to FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor was sent by Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. and Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.
Thompson, chair of the Homeland Security Committee, and Maloney, chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, are requesting "all communications between any FEMA employee and Jared Kushner regarding the acquisition, distribution of, or federally directed sale of any form of PPE or of medical supplies and equipment to be used for the diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19," according to the letter.
They imposed a deadline of April 15 for FEMA to provide any files related to Kushner’s involvement.
Specifically, the letter asks for information on Kushner's involvement in Project Airbridge, a new program under which the federal government lines up and pays for flights to bring medical equipment into the U.S. from overseas for private companies.
The federal government gets to determine where 50 percent of the goods are distributed — potentially redirecting shipments bound for one area of need in favor of another — but the company still gets paid for supplying them, according to NBC.
The committees are seeking documents on "all flights FEMA has scheduled through Project Airbridge, including the destinations of all such flights, and the manifests detailing the quantities and types of PPE and essential medical supplies and equipment carried to the U.S. on these flights," Thompson and Maloney wrote.
"We are troubled by reports that Mr. Kushner’s actions — and those of outside advisers he has assembled and tasked — may be 'circumventing protocols that ensure all states’ requests are handled appropriately,'" they wrote. "We are particularly troubled that Mr. Kushner’s work may even involve 'directing FEMA and HHS officials to prioritize specific requests from people who are able to get Kushner on the phone.’”
The letter was sent after the supply chain task force was ordered to work from home until further notice because someone who worked in the area tested positive for coronavirus.
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