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Katie Porter is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 47th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she has gained recognition for her advocacy on consumer protection and accountability in government. Porter is known for her engaging questioning style during congressional hearings, often using visual aids to illustrate her points and hold corporations accountable. She has focused on issues such as healthcare, economic inequality, and the rights of consumers.
Health goes beyond physical health. It includes mental health, too. During Mental Health Awareness Month, I am renewing my push to get Americans compassionate and effective care. Mental illness can be far-reaching. Just as people of all…
I agree that raising the minimum bond would help, and I heard from Secretary Haaland that they are working on a proposed rule for the revision.
We owe our wildland firefighters a debt of gratitude. They put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe.
So, if BLM can't enforce its own rules, and you are telling us you are going to write new ones, how do I have confidence that we are not going to have a repeat of the exact same problem?
Because in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law we had to obligate $10 million, $20 million to cleaning up these oil wells, to cleaning up the mess of the fossil fuel companies.
We need to permanently raise wildland firefighter base pay if we are going to maintain this consistent workforce.
So, with requirements like this $10,000 bond, companies are sticking the American taxpayers with the bill for their mess.
Those were delivered to the company through a 483 and in regulatory meetings with their leadership.
And that inspection revealed multiple unsanitary and improperly maintained working conditions, correct?
I am ready to push Congress to deliver for you and expect you to deliver back to us, so I am ready to whip Republicans and Democrats to join together to act.
Still others will blame Washington for allowing just three manufacturers to have monopolistic control over 90 percent of the formula market.
I am excited about the potential to move this legislation forward on a bipartisan basis.
I am leading legislation that would establish a process for the FDA to be notified when manufacturer's critical food products test positive for foodborne pathogens.
Let us come out of this hearing with next steps, not just complaints about missteps.
An infant formula shortage could repeat itself, and that is a deadly serious problem.
When we got there in January 2022, those things had not happened, and, in fact, the plant's conditions had deteriorated.
To understand how the infant formula shortage happened, I want to take a look at a little more detail at Abbott Sturgis, Michigan production facility.
We cannot fire or attack someone and expect formula contaminations and shortages to just go away.
It is clear that, with today's witness selection, that Republicans want to blame the FDA, and I will level with you. I think some of that blame is well placed.
If there is deadly bacteria in formula that your infant could eat, would you want the FDA to know about it only when it might cause a supply shortage?
We owe it to parents, caregivers, and infants to get to the bottom of what really happened, right, to fix it.
That is why I think the 22-percent cut to the FDA the Republicans have voted for would make this problem worse.
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