Rep. McClain Grills FDA Commissioner Califf On Handling Of Infant Formula Shortage

Shelves normally meant for baby formula sit nearly empty at a store in downtown Washington, DC, on May 22, 2022. - A US military plane bringing several tons of much-needed baby formula from Germany landed on May 22, 2022, at an airport in Indiana as authorities scramble to address a critical shortage. (Photo by Samuel Corum / AFP) (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)
Shelves normally meant for baby formula sit nearly empty at a store in downtown Washington, DC, on May 22, 2022. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s Frank Lara-Risco
1:05 PM – Friday, April 12, 2024

GOP lawmakers have unveiled evidence that the Biden administration knew about the 2022 infant formula shortage months before it took action to address the crisis.

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During a House Oversight Hearing on Thursday, Representative Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) grilled FDA commissioner Robert Califf on emails showing that the agency alerted the White House about a potential formula shortage as early as February.

Despite several White House staffers being made aware of a potential mass shortage, President Biden did not publicly address the issue until May 2022, claiming officials acted as quickly as they learned about it.

McClain pressed Califf on the gap of inaction, but did not get a straight answer from the Biden official.

In a post on X, McClain asserted that the Biden administration’s inaction on the issue led to infant deaths.

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