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Crisis. it is hitting those wic moms, those moms below the poverty line, especially hard. a huge part of the wic program is about supplying baby formula to mothers. of all the baby formula sold in the united states more than half is purchased by mothers on wic assistance. because this is a federal program there are restrictions on the kind of formula you can get. if you're lucky enough to find formula on the shelves, but that is not a wic approved brander size, you are out of luck. so today congress tried to fix that. the democratic-controlled house of representatives has voted on a bill appro...

Bill. representatives like marjorie taylor greene and lauren boebert and matt gates voted to keep that red tape that makes it harder for poor mothers to access food for babies. and if you think that is shocking, multiply that by about 20, because that is one of two bills passed by the house to address the baby formula shortage. the other will give the food and drug administration, the fda, more money to help increase formula suppliers to prevent this kind of shortage from ever happening again. it passed as well, but barely, because 192 republicans, 192 republicans, voted against that bill, whi...

That the comment the formula may by is harmful to their child's health. it is shocking. it is shocking. maybe not surprising, but shocking that anyone could vote against this legislation. the number of people the republicans who voted in the house last night, against the bill that i introduced is equally as shocking. but we did have 12 republican members who supported the effort for, because they understand our job is to address this very serious crisis, and we need to do it now. >> yes. 190 odd republicans voted against that last night, bizarrely, outrageously. you mentioned the importance of...

Bureaucratic and logistical failures. this nationwide shortage has turned into a full blown crisis. it is hitting those wic moms, those moms below the poverty line, especially hard. a huge part of the wic program is about supplying baby formula to mothers. of all the baby formula sold in the united states more than half is purchased by mothers on wic assistance. because this is a federal program there are restrictions on the kind of formula you can get. if you're lucky enough to find formula on the shelves, but that is not a wic approved brander size, you are out of luck. so today congress tri...

The united states as you would towards own. they'll contract commercial planes, low them up with baby formula produced in other countries, and zip them over to the u. s., by passing existing frayed routes that move much lower. a biden administration official says the first operation fly formula flights will take off as soon as this weekend. the first flight is expected to leave from zurich in switzerland, loaded up with 1. 5 million bottles of formula, eight ounces each. the plane will land in plainfield, indiana. from there the formula will be distributed all over the country. president biden...