Under HHS Secretary RFK Jr., FDA to Launch ‘Operation Stork Speed’ to Ensure Safety of Infant Formula
The FDA will begin the nutrient review process and increase testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula, according to HHS.
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Stefanik: FDA Failing to Fire Anyone over Formula Crisis ‘Unacceptable’ — Biden Has Stuck His Head in the Sand
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Bottom Line,” House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik stated that FDA Commissioner Robert Califf’s announcement that no FDA employees will be fired or reassigned over the baby formula crisis is “unacceptable”
Stefanik: We Still Have ‘Dire’ Baby Formula Shortage, GOP House Majority Will Address It
During an interview with Newsmax TV on Friday’s broadcast of “National Report,” House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) stated that the baby formula shortage “continues to be” a “dire crisis.” And despite some slight improvements, “it’s still very
Khanna: Biden Admin. Should Do More on DPA, Relaxing Regulations to Fix Formula Issue, It’s Like ‘Everyone Forgot’
On Monday’s broadcast of “Democracy Now!,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that the Biden administration can do more to address the ongoing baby formula shortage, like broader invocation of the Defense Production Act to manufacture formula domestically, buying formula on
GOP Rep. Cammack: Biden Administration Can’t Get Formula Issue ‘They Broke’ ‘Back to Functioning’
On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Fox Across America,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) stated that despite national outrage and law changes “there’s still a shortage” of baby formula “because the Biden administration can’t get out of its own way.
Khanna: ‘We Still Don’t Have Baby Formula on Our Shelves’ — Operation Fly Formula ‘Only Produced One Week’ of Formula
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that “we still don’t have baby formula on our shelves.” And that, Operation Fly Formula, the Biden administration initiative that was launched in response to the formula
GOP Rep. Carter: Biden Says He’s Pleased with the FDA on Formula After They Blamed the Mailroom
On Thursday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) reacted to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying President Biden is okay with the FDA’s response to the formula issue by pointing out that the agency blamed mailroom issues for delays in them receiving the whistleblower report on the Abbott plant in Sturgis, MI.
Nat’l Economic Council Head Deese: Biden Was Informed on Formula at ‘Appropriate’ Times, He Didn’t Know until April Due to Abbott
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese stated that President Joe Biden wasn’t informed about the baby formula crisis until April because “it took too long for Abbott to agree to a
CNN’s Tapper to White House: Does ‘Whole of Government Approach’ on Formula Not Include Biden?
During an interview with White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper contrasted revelations that President Joe Biden wasn’t informed about the baby formula issue until April with White House
Summers: Government Policies Have Made Formula Situation Worse
During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” Harvard Professor, economist, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers stated that if state governments had
Biden Nat’l Economic Council Head Deese: ‘We’ve Got to Waive a Bunch of’ Formula Regulations That ‘Traditionally Make Sense’
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said that the Biden administration “acted immediately” to address the formula shortage and that to give retailers and consumers the needed flexibility to sell and
Stabenow: ‘The FDA Was Too Slow’ – Gave USDA Only Two Weeks’ Notice of Formula Plant Shutdown
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) stated that the FDA moved too slowly to address the formula shortage and didn’t notify the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Fmr. Obama Econ. Adviser Furman: ‘Government Policies’ ‘Create Monopolies’ on Formula
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight,” Jason Furman, who served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama and on the Council of Economic Advisers and the National Economic Council under President Bill Clinton
Fmr. Obama Econ. Adviser Furman: ‘Many’ Policy Failures in Formula Shortage Were at FDA, They’re Not Doing ‘a Lot More’ They Could
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight,” Jason Furman, who served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama and on the Council of Economic Advisers and the National Economic Council under President Bill Clinton
McConnell: The FDA Already Has a $6 Billion Budget, Formula Shortage Isn’t ‘a Matter of Money’
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) argued that the FDA, which already has a $6 billion budget, didn’t fail to handle the formula shortage because they don’t have enough
McCarthy: Biden ‘Did Nothing’ and Downplayed Using Defense Production Act on Formula Until People Complained
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that the Biden administration failed to act on the national baby formula shortage and downplayed the impact that invoking the Defense Production
Biden Nat’l Economic Council Head Deese Defends Waiting to Invoke DPA on Formula: Our Work Has Production ‘Getting to 100%’
On Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese responded to a question on why the Biden administration didn’t invoke the Defense Production Act to address the baby formula shortage earlier by stating that the administration has
Dingell: ‘We’ve Got a Hiring Crisis’ Contributing to Formula Shortage
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) stated that one issue contributing to the national baby formula shortage is that “we’ve got a hiring crisis in this country.” And as a result, “FDA is having
North Korea Mocks America with Claim Kim Jong-un Is Personally Helping Make Baby Formula
Regime media in North Korea published an article on Tuesday praising communist dictator Kim Jong-un for personally overseeing the production of baby formula in the country – an apparent mockery of America’s ongoing critical shortages of the infant product.
FDA Commissioner: ‘Don’t Think We Need the Defense Production Act’ – ‘There Is Formula out There’
On Monday’s broadcast of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf argued that invoking the Defense Production Act isn’t needed to fix the baby formula shortage because baby formula manufacturers have already increased production.
McMorris Rodgers: FDA Regulations Have Led to ‘a Lot of Consolidation’ in Formula Production
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) stated that one issue in the national baby formula shortage is that there is “a lot of consolidation in the industry due to the regulations
Dem Rep. Krishnamoorthi: Biden Should Invoke Defense Production Act for Formula Like Trump Did for Meat
During a portion of an interview with the Fox News Channel aired on Friday’s “Special Report,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) called on the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to address the shortage of baby formula and pointed
House Oversight Chair on Whether Feds Could Have Acted on Formula Sooner: ‘We Are Reacting Now’
On Friday’s “CNN Newsroom,” House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) responded to questions on whether the White House and the federal government could have acted on the baby formula shortage sooner by stating “the White House has come
Tester: ‘I Pushed the FDA Commissioner Months Ago’ on Formula Issue
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) said that he pressed the head of the Food and Drug Administration “months ago” on the baby formula issue and stated that right now the White House is “taking
GOP Rep. Moolenaar: We Should Use Defense Production Act and Make It Easier to Import Formula
On Thursday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Spicer & Co.,” Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) said that the Biden administration’s economic policies and vaccine mandates have led to supply chain issues and called on the administration to quickly use the Defense Production
GOP Rep. Rosendale Blasts Congress for Not Holding Hearings on Formula Shortage Until May 25
During an interview on Newsmax TV on Wednesday, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) reacted to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce announcing that it will hold hearings on the national shortages of baby formula on May 25 by wondering how
