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Blackvegetable » 21 May 2022, 9:02 am » wrote: ↑

21 May 2022, 9:02 am

In the midst of a full-blown crisis for parents who need formula to feed their children, more than 90% of House Republicans decided on Wednesday that the shortage that has led to panic and despair is not actually that big a deal, with 192 (out of 208) GOP lawmakers voting against an emergency spending bill meant to address the terrifying situation. Sorry, babies! Them’s the breaks.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05 ... note-votes

**** the neoinnocent!

There were two Bills that were voted on.  One passed 

The House voted on two baby formula bills Wednesday night. The first passed with near unanimous support as only nine members, all Republicans, voted in favor of a bill expanding the types of formulas eligible for families in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- known to most as WIC benefits.That bill, which the U.S. Senate passed Thursday on a unanimous voice vote, will allow WIC families to buy formula from more than one type of supplier.
the second bill was not a direct spending bill for families but to hire more FDA inspectors:

The bill would allow the FDA to hire more people, specifically inspectors, as the U.S. imports more formula from foreign countries to make up for supply shortages tied to a recall at an Abbott plant in Michigan and ongoing supply chain issues.

And:

Blank checks for bureaucrats is not the formula needed to fix this crisis," Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) wrote in a tweet.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Green Bay) contended the White House should have addressed any shortcomings at the FDA months earlier.“This crisis didn’t occur because the FDA lacked money to spend on staff," Gallagher said in a statement. "This crisis boiled over due to significant supply chain issues and structural deficiencies at the FDA that the Biden administration waited months to address

And

 “The problem here is not the FDA being short $28 million dollars, or needing to build up bureaucracy for a job the FDA already has the capability of doing," Steil said in a statement.A spokesperson for Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Fond du Lac) said the FDA funding bill failed to give the agency direct instruction "or help to develop a concrete plan" to address the shortage. Grothman's office said the believe U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack already has enough funding at his disposal to address supply chain problems.


https://www.wkow.com/news/wisconsin-rep ... aad27.html