Political Quotes

“the hardest job in America during the pandemic certainly fell on the shoulders of our healthcare heroes. We owe a great debt of gratitude to the sacrifice and integrity they showed during this challenge. But I want to add another category and that would be the category of parents, particularly of newborn infants during the pandemic. They have dealt with school closures and COVID lockdowns, rising prices at the checkout counter, and for parents with kids under the age of 5, the wait for COVID vaccine has been excruciating. Now parents throughout the country are facing another burden--of all things--the availability and cost of infant formula. Since the beginning of this year, the supply of infant formula in America has been reduced by nearly half--half. The obvious question is, Why? In February, the Food and Drug Administration discovered that Abbott's Michigan factory, which produces Similac, a well-known infant formula to many parents, may have been the source of a bacteria outbreak. That outbreak sent four infants to the hospital. Tragically, it claimed the lives of two. As a result, the factory in Michigan was shut down. That shutdown and larger supply chain issues has caused a shortage and caused panic among many families. At this very moment, parents are frantically scouring the internet for formula, driving for hours from store to store, and paying obscene prices to shady sellers exploiting this desperate situation.…”