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

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

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

the clerk: motion to recommit h.r. 7790, offered by mrs. hinson of iowa. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. meng, mr. jones, and mr. allred, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desjarlais of tennessee and mr. bilirakis of florida, i inform the house that both members will vote yea on the motion to recommit. thank you. the speaker pro tempor

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