WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6), joined House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol to demand answers on how the Biden Administration plans to address the nationwide baby formula shortage. Rep, Rose also highlighted his family’s struggles to find sensitive baby formula for their one-year-old son, Sam, and raised concerns about a mother from his district who had to travel hours to find formula for her baby.
Here's part of the Congressman’s remarks:
“The shelves are empty, Mr. President, and so are your words. If I have to go to the FDA myself to get answers I will because the bottom line is parents want answers to what this President is doing. And we deserve those answers.” Watch the Congressman’s full remarks from the press conference here.
This week, Rep. Rose also joined the top Republican on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in sending a letter, to President Biden and FDA Commissioner Califf, requesting information on the administration’s response. The letter poses many questions, including: What action is FDA taking to track the shortage? What are FDA’s plans to help address the shortage? What data does the FDA have on the supply of infant formula? The full list of questions can be found here.
Also, this week, in a speech on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Rose called out President Biden for having no answers for new mothers and fathers struggling to find baby formula. You can watch the Congressman’s full floor speech here.
Background: The share of baby formula “out of stock across the United States hit 40% on April 24th and a total of 26 states have out of stock rates of 40 to 50 percent. CVS, Walgreens, and Target are among stores putting limits on how much formula customers can buy at one time. Recently, a mother from Gallatin, Tennessee, told Fox News that she had to go to six different stores and call multiple others as far away as three hours to search for the only type of formula her baby could tolerate. Additionally, according to Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), the Biden Administration is sending pallets of baby formula to the southern border to be used by illegal immigrants currently in federal detention centers.
U.S. Representative John Rose is currently serving his second term representing Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District and resides in Cookeville with his wife, Chelsea, and their two sons, Guy and Sam. The Sixth District includes Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, White, and Wilson counties as well as portions of Cheatham and Van Buren counties. Representative Rose is an eighth-generation farmer, small business owner, and attorney, and currently serves on the Financial Services Committee.
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