Fiery Mass. Gov. Baker expresses anger, frustration over obtaining gear Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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NURSES WHO FEEL [INDISCERNIBLE] GOV. BAKER: THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD SAY IS WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN THROUGH AN INCREDIBLY MESSY THICKET THAT IS FRUSTRATING TO GET THEM THE GEAR THEY DESERVE AND NEED. I SPOKE ABOUT COMPASSION AND BRAVERY, THERE ARE A LOT OF VERY COMPASSIONATE AND VERY BRAVE PEOPLE HERE IN THE COMMONWEALTH WHO ARE DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO SERVE PEOPLE RECOGNIZING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS STRUGGLING TO DELIVER. I STAND HERE AS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD CONFIRMED ORDERS FOR MILLIONS OF PIECES OF GEAR EVAPORATE IN FRONT OF US. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW FRUSTRATING IT IS. WE NOW HAVE OTHER ORDERS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING THAT ARE PROBABLY QUOTE UNQUOTE CONFIRMED BUT WE LITERALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE OUR POSITION IS UNTIL THE THING SHOWS UP HERE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASS, IT DOESN'T EXIST. I'M TELLING YOU, PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS TRYING TO GET THIS STUFF HERE FOR EXACTLY THAT REASON. OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, EVERYBODY DESERVES TO HAVE THAT GEAR. AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE'RE KILLING OURSELVES TRY

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