House Oversight Committee Investigating Biden Administration Mishandling Of Baby Formula Shortage

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is setting its sights on the Biden administration’s mishandling of the baby formula shortage of 2022.

Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf requesting documents related to the government’s response to the nationwide baby formula shortage. The two lawmakers blasted the FDA for not taking any real accountability for mishandling the crisis.

“The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is continuing its investigation into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) response to the infant formula shortage and its restructuring of the food and nutrition division in response to the infant formula shortage,” the two lawmakers wrote in their letter. “The Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report titled ‘Operational Evaluation of the FDA Human Foods Program,’ found that there…