Hearing on Sustainability and the Food System
The House Select Climate Crisis Committee in hearing examined ways to strengthen the country’s food supply chain amidst climate change concerns. A panel of experts on food waste reduction,…
534 viewsThe House Select Climate Crisis Committee in hearing examined ways to strengthen the country’s food supply chain amidst climate change concerns. A panel of experts on food waste reduction,…
534 viewsUSAID Administrator Samantha Power said, “without a massive infusion of resources from around the world, UNICEF has predicted an explosion of child deaths.” Her remarks came as she discussed global food…
522 views“This is a five-alarm emergency, and I’ve never seen a food security crisis like this in my career,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield as she testified before the Senate Foreign…
360 viewsSenator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to help with the baby formula shortage. He then asked for unanimous consent that the Senate to pass the bill. The bill was then passed by the…
58 viewsA Senate Appropriations subcommittee examined the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety policy after concerns were published in a recent Politico investigative report. The report found…
264 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing on agriculture policy. Addressing an ongoing baby formula shortage, Secretary Vilsack…
319 viewsThe Hudson Institute held a virtual discussion on Russia blocking Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and its impact on global food security. A panel of former government officials and military experts discussed a variety…
429 viewsIn testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said the U.S. needs to consider creating a national baby formula…
624 viewsDr. Atul Gawande, assistant administrator for global health at USAID and Dr. Tom Frieden, former CDC director, and experts from the World Health Organization, World Food Programme, Mercy Corps,…
238 viewsWhite House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of issues, including addressing the baby formula shortage, gun safety talks on Capitol…
1,090 viewsChristopher Calamari, Abbott Nutrition’s U.S. and Canada nutrition president, called the baby formula shortage “heartbreaking” and apologized for the company’s role in the ongoing shortage.…
1,416 viewsFirst lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy welcomed a shipment of baby formula from Europe that the Biden administration was importing to help with ongoing supply shortages…
574 viewsMajority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the Senate about the shortage of baby formula in the U.S.
25 viewsScott Lincicome talked about the FDA’s role in the ongoing baby formula shortages in the United States.
317 viewsMeredith Lee talked about the Biden administration’s approach to food shortages and rising food prices.
223 viewsThe House debated a bill that provides $28 million in emergency funding for the Food and Drug Administration to help address the baby formula shortage and prevent fraudulent products from…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,387 viewsIn a video message posted on Twitter, President Biden announced that he was invoking the Defense Production Act to assist with the manufacturing of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage.…
153 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other congressional Democrats announced at a news conference legislation to provide $28 million to the Food and Drug Administration to assist with a nationwide baby formula…
852 viewsBrian Dittmeier of the National Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Association talked about the baby formula shortage and the role of the WIC program.
283 viewsHouse Republicans including Elise Stefanik, Ann Wagner, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Patrick McHenry, Stephanie Bice, Randy Feenstra, Blake Moore, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Waltz, John Rose,…
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