John,

Right now, our health care workers on the frontlines of our fight against the coronavirus don’t have the basic personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to keep themselves safe and stop the transmission of this disease.

By now we’ve all seen the stories of nurses reusing N95 respirators, wearing garbage bags over their scrubs, and working with improvised equipment to save lives.

The United States is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Sending our frontline health care workers out to fight this pandemic without the protective equipment they need is a national disgrace.

We have the ability to get PPE in the hands of our health care workers, but President Donald Trump is sitting on his hands. He could invoke the Defense Production Act today to expand our manufacturing capacity and get this done.

That’s why DFA is partnering with National Nurses United to demand President Trump use his power to invoke the Defense Production Act and immediately manufacture the PPE our health care workers across the country need right now.

Add your name to our joint petition to tell President Trump to use the Defense Production Act immediately. Our health care workers can’t wait any longer for the PPE they need >>

We’re at war against a pandemic, but our president is refusing to begin the kind of wartime mobilization we need to protect our health care workers on the frontlines. It’s inexcusable.

Trump’s failure to act is putting health care workers at risk of illness and death. When they are exposed to the coronavirus, health care workers risk transmitting it to the patients under their care, their families, and their communities.

That kind of widespread transmission puts our entire health care system at risk of collapse.

The bottom line is this: if we fail to protect our health care workers, we will fail to contain the coronavirus.

Trump cannot wait any longer. He must invoke the Defense Production Act immediately and get PPE into the hands of our health care providers. Add your name to our joint petition with National Nurses United if you agree >>

Thank you for raising your voice on this crucial issue. In this time of crisis, we all have to come together on behalf of the people fighting the pandemic on the frontlines. Please stay safe and healthy.

All my best,

— Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America