reserves. the gentlewoman from texas. ms. granger: i yield to the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. hinson, for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. mrs. hinson: thank you, mr. speaker. mrs. hinson: thank you. mr. speaker, families across this country are desperate for help. babies are going hungry, mothers and fathers are faced with empty shelves and there is no formula to be found. as a mother, this is heartbreaking. as a congresswoman, this is unacceptable. and this is why i will be offering a motion to recommit this bill in just a few moments. according to the u.s. food and drug administration, the f.d.a., 67% of children rely on infant formula for some portion of their nutrition by the time they're 3 months old. one of my children had to have formula. that's 2.7 million babies that need formula their parents cannot find on the shelfs in

their local supermarket or % anywhere, for that matter we need to address this supply chain crisis right now. our families deserve solutions. the biden administration ignored the warning signs that a formula shortage was imminent, sitting on their hands until the shelves were bare. their incompetence underscores the need for funding to come with guard rails and accountability for the f.d.a.'s failures. throwing additional money at a problem is the wrong approach. american families need a plan to fix this crisis. and to get that baby formula back on store shelves. and they don't need us spending more of their hard-earned money to do it. so my amendment would redirect a targeted amount of unused pandemic funds to address the baby formula shortage. it would use $5.75 million of existing federal funds to respond to this crisis

immediately. right now. my amendment would also require the f.d.a. to report to congress on the shortage, ensuring that the american people know exactly what the administration is doing or is not doing to get formula back on the shelves. we would also immediately require an assessment of all baby formulas stockpiled by the federal government. can this formula be redirected to the marketplace for families? can we do that right now? this amendment ensures the f.d.a. commissioner can't travel anywhere unless it's related to the baby formula crisis, until this crisis is addressed. mr. speaker, we have seen the impact this baby formula crisis is having across our country. the mom whose baby can only tolerate a certain kind of formula, the dad who is scouring facebook groups tonight trying to see if he can find what his baby needs. or the grandparents who have

gone to three grocery stores, driven miles, and are still emptyhand -- empty-handed. we have an opportunity to work together and enact meaningful legislation that will get baby formula back on shelves as soon as possible and make sure our families are never in a lunch like this again -- lurch like this again. so i ask my colleagues tonight, join us in fighting for families, for babies and for taxpayers. we can do it all together. so vote yes tonight on the motion to recommit, adopt my amendment and let's get this baby formula crisis under control. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record immediately prior to the vote tonight on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. hinson: thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: thank you, mr. speaker. i would just say to my colleague who just spoke that in fact i just talked about what fema has

in terms of stocks, which is about, you know, would take care of infants for about one week. but i would call her attention to the article that appeared on may 10. military stores are scrambling to get baby formula. what new parents need to know. now, military families are dealing with the same shortage of baby formula. they would have a supply. but i take it from what my colleague said that we should take the product from military families who are serving, in the service of this country, and take their formula and move it around. we know where the product is and we know we do not have enough. and we know that we need to move, as to what we are doing and suggesting, that we move to import from f.d.a. facilities that are overseas and there are seven of them where we can get product on the shelves as quickly as possible.

and with that, let me provide three minutes, yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, the chairwoman of the committee on oversight and reform, and with that, oversight and reform, congresswoman maloney, she is all over this issue as well. i yield to the gentlelady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mrs. maloney: i thapg the gentlelady for yielding -- thank the gentlelady for yielding and for her extraordinary leadership in responding to this crisis so comprehensively and quickly. and also her leadership as the chair of the appropriations committee. and i rise in support of the emergency spending that builds on the biden administration's progress in addressing the nationwide infant formula shortage by providing the f.d.a. with resources to increase supply and prevent future shortages. the national formula shortage

threatens the health and economic security of america's infants and families, especially those who experience health inequities, including food insecurity. in recent weeks, parents across the country have been forced to ration food or travel for hours to obtain formula. for parents of infants with special health needs, the nationwide formula shortage has been especially dire. some parents have considered going to the emergency room just so that they can feed their babies. this is unacceptable. we cannot sit by while families struggle to feed their babies. that's why the committee on oversight and reform has started an investigation to support the work of the legislative committees, the energy and commerce and the appropriations committees that are putting forward legislation to address this. we sent letters to the c.e.o.'s

of the four largest baby formula manufacturers, pressing them on their plans to boost supply. when are they going to have the formula back on the shelves, in the stores? what caused this? what are they doing to prevent future shortages? today i am proud to support with my democratic and hopefully republican colleagues which will appropriate $28 million for f.d.a. to safely increase our supply of infant formula and prevent future shortages so that this will never happen again. i thank chair delauro for her leadership on -- i just in closing want to thank the biden administration for invoking the defense production act, to act on this. they are also moving to import safe products from other countries. so, i applaud the president's

leadership. but i especially applaud the leadership in this congress, speaker pelosi, leader hoyer, chair delauro, chair pallone, all of the people that have been involved for helping america's infants. i yield back the balance of my time to leader delauro and i urge a yes vote on this important bill. we should be unified for our children in this country. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman yields back. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: i ask my colleague if there are any more speakers on your side of the aisle, congresswoman granger? ms. granger: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: we all share the view that the formula shortage, the infant formula shortage is a crisis. and the stories that we've all heard, mothers, fathers

struggling to find formula, the images of empty store shelves are heartbreaking. we've all heard from constituents all over this country. that parents are scared. they can't find the product and they're scared that they're going to have a product that may put their child in danger. so we need to address two areas. we need to address the immediate crisis to get product on the shelves as soon as we can. which is what this bill does tonight. along with other measures that the administration is taking. there are some very serious underlying issues that we face. the question arises, how did we get here? how did this happen? one of the biggest issues and concerns is the whole issue of

the consolidation of the industry. there are only four, four manufacturers of infant formula in the united states. and when one of the four has produced a contaminated product knowingly putting our babies at risk, yes, and they fought the f.d.a. on really calling for a recall. the f.d.a. again had to go to the district court to be able to move to a consent decree to talk about cleaning up the mess in michigan. when that product came off the shelf, 43% of the product gone, because that is the piece that

abbott has. they have cornered the market. we need to address that root problem of sole source contracting. this is prevalent in the meat packing industry as well. we cannot just rely on four producers of infant formula. we have to take a look at and that will be investigated, there's anspector general -- an inspector general investigation going on that will take a look at the issues of the contamination and that underlying cause. we will investigate why it took so long for the f.d.a., four months, to look at addressing this issue. when they had knowledge that this company was selling a contaminated product.

with some very courageous whistleblower coming forward to tell the story. those pieces are going to be investigated. and in my view we will follow the investigation to where the difficulties are and we will hold people accountable for that. in the meantime, in the meantime, we have a responsibility. that responsibility is to make sure that there is infant formula on the shelves which parents can get access to. and that's what this bill is about. that's what our efforts are all about. giving the food and drug administration resources to deal with the supply chain, to be able to go to the seven producers overseas, there are seven countries that are f.d.a. approved. france, germany, the netherlands, switzerland,

denmark, ireland, who have -- they're f.d.a. approved. i'll state my view. we only need to go to f.d.a.-approved facilities. not open the door to facilities where we cannot deal with what their standards are in short order. and that is what the resources here can help the f.d.a. do. it would increase their inspection force, it would increase their ability to look at infant formula submissions. so they can move quickly to approve a facility and give that approval and in the meantime move to get the product back here. and as the president announced today, to be able to use our airplanes -- we can get product here rapidly, rapidly. and, again, it should come from f.d.a.-approved facilities. that's what we are about

tonight. that's what it is. it's not about politics. it's not about, you know, we're going to investigate what happened here. let's come together. let's move together. to address a nationwide challenge and a problem that we face. let's not continue to put mothers and fathers and babies at risk. we have the responsibility to do something tonight, to make it happen, and i urge my colleagues. we cannot let any baby be at risk of going to sleep hungry in this country. we must act quickly. there is no room for error. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. all time for debate has expired. pursuant to house resolution 1124, the previous question is ordered on the bill. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill.

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the united states for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. hinson: mr. speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mrs. hinson of iowa moves to recommit the bill, h.r. 7790, to the committee on appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 19, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. hinson: mr. speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered.

pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess for a period less than 15 minutes.

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>> professor of science at harvard, head of the galileo initiative, author of the book extraterrestrial, the first sign of terrestrial life beyond earth. good morning. of intelligent life beyond earth. good morning. before we get to the historic hearing yesterday on ufos or uap's as they are known now, can you start with your view on extraterrestrial life? do you believe that there is alien life out there? guest: it would be arrogant to believe otherwise because we now know that about half of the sun-like stars with planets the size of the earth with the same separation, most of the stars are near the sun, so we send out equipment and space and we have five spacecraft with -- which are exiting the solar system. if you imagine the world of

scientists like our einstein, they could live on another planet, years ago, [indiscernible] even with chemical propulsion. whether we live in such reality or not, it is not a philosophical question. we just need to look through her windows and check. we must be open-minded. we tend to be attached to our ego and believe we are the center of the world. we are the pinnacle of creation. we are privileged. but very often, it is a different message. we now know that we are not the defenders of the universe. we also know that the earth system is not unique or special. therefore, it is only natural for us to check her neighbors. -- four neighbors. host: and the check for neighbors was the subject of a congressional hearing. the unidentified aerial

phenomena on is what we are referring to, what many folk referred to as ufos. i want to give you a flavor of the hearing. this is 45 seconds from the hearing. the u.s. naval intelligence director scott bray spoke about how they are investigated. >> are often limited amounts of high-quality data that hamper firm conclusions for the nature or intent of a uap. i report that if these events are resolved, they will likely fall into one of five explanatory categories. airborne clutter, national -- natural atmospheric phenomenon, develop metal programs, foreign adversary systems or an other been that allows for difficult cases and the possibility of surprise and scientific discovery. we stand by those initial results. since the release of this report, the database has now

grown to contain approximately 400 reports. the stigma has been reduced. host: this was the first time in more than 50 years that u.s. officials have provided testimony for public consumption about the investigation into the ufos and uap's. why are we having this hearing now. guest: i think we have the technology to detect things beyond any reasonable doubt and much higher quality than in the past. we also of course have the ability to produce objects in the sky that we didn't have before. there is some confusion about that. my most important take away is that the government is discussing unidentified objects seriously. we wish to understand that nature. it is, of course, the duty of scientists to assist the government in that quest. we identify the unidentified and removed the term uap from our lexicon. if we want to find out what these are, there are two

possible interpretations beyond the technological object. either, they are human made, or they are made by an extraterrestrial civilization. or technological. in the first case, the government wishes to know which technologies are used by other nations, obviously, and in the second case which technologies were developed by extraterrestrial civilizations. obviously, the tool -- two witnesses at the congressional hearing were discussing this as a threat to national security. that is a joke description. it has two aspects. one is to protect our military personnel and the second is the security of our nation. from that perspective, obviously, reports by military staff members are of primary importance for the first task.

it is based on military training. that is with the second objective. they need to know what the vast majority of these objects are. they must attend to data with a compromise quality that was obtained by instruments like fighter jets. we saw a few blurry videos during the hearing, and they are of no significant quality. however, the task of finding this is quite different it is complementary to that. scientists do not need to explain most of the report. even if only one object is affecting the technology, or is among the many objects that are human made, it would represent the most consequential discovery in human history. it would have huge significance for future, and it would resemble the first visit to

kindergarten when you realize there is a smarter kid on the block. in order to figure this out, scientists must have access to the highest quality data, such as high-resolution images with objects, showing the waiver made on an exoplanet. why? or a maneuver at the fraction of a speed of light that we cannot produce without technology. or a set of buttons that demonstrate a technological specification like the iphone 100. scientists are not concerned with just assets, national assets or military assets. extraterrestrial equipment might not it here to national borders. in the same way that a biker navigates down the sidewalk doesn't care which of the possible pavement breaks is

occupied by a small colony of ants. >> you are with us until the bond of the hour. about 20 mormons. call in with your questions. the phone lines are split. regionally, this morning. (202) 748-8000 for eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001 four mountain or pacific time zones. the professor is offering his thoughts about the hearing over upa's, the first and have a century. he also posts at medium.com if you want to read those online as well, or you can call into -- call in and ask. you are the head of the gaal leo initiative. -- galileo initiative. guest: a year ago, when the director of national intelligence deliver the report to congress, a few billionaires came to my home and offered me $2 million, and to me, it was

very unusual because i served for nine years at harvard. i was the longest-serving chair. i am familiar with fundraising, and it takes a lot of time and you very often don't get anything. we were not doing just any fundraising. people said here is the money. go with no strings attached. i decided to establish a project after processing nasa as to whether they might be interested. i didn't get a reply. so, i established in july of 2021, and by now, we had 100 scientists, and as we speak, the first system is being assembled on the roof of the harvard observatory. once it starts operating, with a dissection within the company, we would be able to make copies of it, and it is really cemented

in a geographic location. it is monitoring the sky in the visible band in the infrared band, in the radio band. it is recording audio from the sky, and all of this data would be fed to computer systems that reuse a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and mid-teen -- machine learning algorithm that we see. it is a fishing expedition. we don't assume in advance what we would find, and even if we only find the objects. so be it. it is the duty of scientists to clear up the phone. otherwise, the public is left to speculate, and the government is really not a scientific organization. fundamentally, you don't -- you can't ask military people or politicians to figure out the nature of these physical objects. host: we don't get to chat about

ufos very often. as expected, plenty of calls free. nelson is in florida. you are on with the professor. caller: good morning. morning, professor. thank you for taking my call. i have to admit that i find this conversation humorous. the government of the united states has a lot of problems to deal with. open borders, crime, and the list goes on and on. here they are. were trying to determine whether or not there a little green martians flying around the skies of the world. there is no indication, there have never been any little green martians that have been captured falling out of the sky and fallen into the middle of the street. your statement that you are not the center all of the universe is a littleousl