capitol hill as well. they passed $28 million in emergency funding to boost formula supply. that s on the way to the senate. other lawmakers are pitching solutions as well. you think we need a strategic formula reserve, right? they are moving now but this problem has been bubbling for months on a contamination issue shutting down a key plan for formula back in february. robert califf testified this morning that he hopes the plant will be back online in two weeks. practically speaking relief is still weeks or months away giving these comments from the surgeon general earlier today. is it next week? is it next month? when will they be able to walk into the walmart or cvs and see formula on the shelf? we anticipate willy that people will see increasing amounts of formula on the shelf because of multiple paths. bringing product in from abroad. so several weeks, okay. folks, it is always a welcome sign to see washington move with ug si to show it is awear of a problem but
he invoked the federal production act. that will compel suppliers and manufacturers to boost production and ingredient suppliers will have to deliver to formula companies first before any other customer. president biden is also directing military aircraft and commercial airlines to import formula from abroad, something the fda has long stood in the way of. currently the fda bans most foreign infant formula, not because of health concerns about labelling issues. in the face of this crisis, the agency promises to hurry up their review process to expedite imports. on capitol hill lawmakers voted with overwhelming support 12-9 to pass a bill that would widen access to baby formula for families using the nutrition program for women, infants and children known as wic. almost half of the babies born in the united states qualify for wic. when the shortage hit, many of the alternative brands or specialty formulas were not covered by wit benefits. now more family will be able to get he
where i m at now are going to be counted. similar issues have cropped up in allegheny county and in philadelphia. there are still some day of left to count. behind these scanners. those folks i think just went on a lunch break. remember there s envelopes that the ballot was mailed in and then the secrecy sleeve. so they go through that twice. the ballot has to be unfolded, flattened, get ready to scan and those lovely folks at the computer are scanning those ballots and logging that data. and here we have some observers here, this is also typical for the process, observation area, there are representatives from democrats, from the oz campaign, from the barnett campaign.
is happening now. we have mail ins and day of votes to count still largely due to issues with memory sticks. these four scanners are from delaware county where memory sticks malfunctioned and they re scanning them again. behind them, these folks, they are counting the mail in ballots. they have to put the envelopes through these slicers twice. there is a envelope that getting mailed in and a secrecy sleeve. then they unfold them, they re preparing them to get scanned. . they are making sure they re