The White House is under pressure to rectify the country's baby formula shortage, but despite President Joe Biden evoking the Korean War-era Defense Production Act, the problem is poised to remain unresolved for weeks.
The White House is under pressure to rectify the country's baby formula shortage, but despite President Joe Biden evoking the Korean War-era Defense Production Act, the problem is poised to remain unresolved for weeks.
"This administration was elected because people wanted to see competency back," she said."It took months before they addressed inflation. To the American public, they seem behind the curve at every turn." Del Percio added:"Once is a fluke, twice as a coincidence, three times is a pattern." The White House insisted it has been focused"24/7" on fixing the baby formula shortage since Abbott's February voluntary recall. But reports indicated that the top federal regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, was notified of insanitary conditions at the Abbott plant in September. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra then told CNN that the “FDA has kept me apprised of this from last year.
Following staffers being pushed for advice to parents who are waiting for the Abbott facility to reopen after the company struck a court-approved consent decree and for importation to be expanded, the White House announced it is using the Defense Production Act for baby formula ingredients. The Defense Department is using commercial planes to fly in stock. House Democrats passed a $28 million aid package to remedy the issue.
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