国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trump orders GM to produce ventilators under DPA as COVID-19 cases continue to sp
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 27-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> (<span word="GM">GM</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="ventilators">ventilators</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Production">Production</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wartime">wartime</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="invoked">invoked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Memorandum">Memorandum</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Production">Production</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span>, <span word="perform">perform</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prioritize">prioritize</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ventilators">ventilators</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="ventilators">ventilators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="give">give</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="take">take</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contracting">contracting</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="course">course</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ventilators">ventilators</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="GM">GM</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="CNBC">CNBC</span>, <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ventec">Ventec</span>, <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="base">base</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="need">need</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="Ventec">Ventec</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="ventilator">ventilator</span>, <span word="VOCSN">VOCSN</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="wavered">wavered</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Ventec">Ventec</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="combines">combines</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>."</p>
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