as a supplier of ppe? the fact is these were unprecedented times and the authorities had to move fast clandeboye agencies said it could help. the company told the government it was the uk distributor for a cambodian manufacturer of ppe. most importantly, it was offering to provide the nhs with one of its most sought after items gowns. in wales, the situation was particularly dire. some hospitals have adequate quantities of ppe but others are just down to a few days worth of supplies. clandeboye agencies offered to supply some. within just a week of making contact, welsh officials had agreed an £8a0,000 contract with the sweet company. you will recall that last week i indicated that fluid resistant gowns were a particular worry area for us where we had less than a full week s supply left.
the company told the government it was the uk distributor for a cambodian manufacturer of ppe. most importantly, it was offering to provide the nhs with one of its most sought after items gowns. in wales, the situation was particularly dire. some hospitals have adequate quantities of ppe, but others are down to just a few days worth of supplies. clandeboye agencies offered to supply some. within just a week of making contact, welsh officials had agreed an £8a0,000 contract with the sweet company. you will recall that last week, i indicated that fluid resistant gowns were a particular worry area for us, where we had less than a full week s supply left. i can confirm we are expecting
you will recall that last week i indicated that fluid resistant gowns were a particular worry area for us where we had less than a full week s supply left. i can confirm we are expecting a flight to land at cardiff airport this afternoon carrying 200,000 fluid resistant gowns. the sweet company had ridden to the rescue. its gowns were rolled out to hospitals across wales with some being rushed to intensive care units for immediate use. in england, a shortage of gowns had become so critical that northern ireland sent 250,000 of its own to protect front line workers. officials at the department of health and social care, or the dhsc, in whitehall, were working flat out to plug the ppe gap and so, they too looked to the sweet company. the very next day, after the arrival of the gowns in wales,
americans, 53%, feel president obama is greatly or moderately to blame for the economy. more people still blame former president george bush but president obama won t be running against george bush next year. with me, obama s 2008 presidential campaign advisor and now senior white house advisor. thank you, david, for joining us. before we get to the politics of it, which is fascinating to all of us, let s get to the president s jobs bill. wow would you be open to breaking up this bill for the parts that you know you could get agreement on? well, the president has been very clear as he s traveled across the country and in the speech to congress that he thinks this the american jobs act would have a profound impact on our economy right now. it would put a lot more people back to work, put more money in the pockets of workers, put construction workers, teachers, veterans back to work, help small businesses all across the country. this is what the economy needs right now. the