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Demand for medical supplies, such as ventilators and face masks, has skyrocketed due to COVID-19. The increased demand is leading policymakers to examine how America can better manage medical supply chains.  Tori Smith, a trade economist at The Heritage Foundation, joins The Daily Signal podcast to discuss her recent report addressing solutions to medical supply shortages, “The U.S. Should Focus on Targeted and Temporary Tools to Ensure Access to Medical Supply Chains.” Listen to the podcast below or read the lightly edited transcript. Read Smith's complete report here: https://www.heritage.org/homeland-security/report/the-us-should-focus-targeted-and-temporary-tools-ensure-access-medical. We also cover these stories: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate is going to hold off on giving bailouts to states.  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is no longer pushing for the implementation of proxy voting.  President Donald Trump says that national parks can start to open up again as states begi