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South Texas Congressmen Urge FEMA Administrator, CDC Director and HHS Secretary to Equip Texas Hospitals with Lifesaving Medical Supplies

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Filemon Vela (TX-34), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) sent a letter urging Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, and Assistant Secretary Robert Kadlec requesting adequate medical supplies for state and local health departments, and coordinating labs in the form of testing kits, reagents and personal protective equipment (PPE). The distribution of testing kits and reagents to states and hospitals remains low, forcing health professionals to ration the testing kits and supplies they have. “Our frontline medical ...

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