children known as wic. almost half of the babies born in the united states qualify for wic. when the shortage hit, many of the alternative brands or specialty formulas were not covered by wit benefits. now more family will be able to get help. lawmakers also passed a $28 million emergency spending bill to bolster food safety protocols at the fda. reporters home more funding will help get this to families soon. both bills now go to the senate. and speaking to reporters, speaker of the house nancy pelosi got heated when asked about possible objections to either bill. what s the objection? we don t want to spend money on babies who are crying for food? okay, let s have that debate, okay? joining me is nbc news senior national correspondent and weekly night news anchor kate
this president is doing. republicans this month going after joe biden tried to hold him responsible for the baby formula shortage. yet each of the people you saw on your screen voted against the new emergency spending bill to try to deal with that shortage that is affecting many american families. on that and on life as we ve been discussing i want to bring in political science professor christina greer. welcome back. your thoughts from that what we showed from george carlin. we have been talking about this for years where the republican party is against the american people. we know that they try to structure this as a pro-life pro-choice debate. we know it is pro-choice and anti-choice. they don t want one meant to have the ability to choose any part of their lives. not just pregnancies, but even afterwards. so the fact that you saw 192 republicans and one democrat, i think it is important that we noted the democrat who voted
formula shortage. the two kids, both in tennessee, were admitted because the families could not find the specific formula they needed. one has since been discharged. first lady jill biden is addressing the crisis in a new psa she and the surgeon general said the biden administration is pushing to get more formula on the shelves. and the house is moving closer to a vote on an emergency spending bill to help increase supply. but how soon will be the shelves be restocked? nbc correspondent ali vitali joins me now, ali, how soon will the shelves get restocked? does congress have an answer? reporter: well, congress answer at this point, katy, is two-fold. on the one hand, they re trying to expand how many providers can put form flew the w.i.c. program, which is the women, infant and children prom that many use to buy formula for their babies. then on the other side, they re putting $28 million towards the
considering an emergency spending bill that would help financially shore up both nato and ukraine. today, the senate majority leader chuck schumer requested a briefing on ukraine for the entire senate. he concluded his remarks by saying that he hopes that diplomacy is still available. ukrainian foreign minister says a diplomatic solution to the crisis is still plan a, but diplomacy is looking less likely by the hour. today, the secretary of state canceled the meeting schedule later this week with russian foreign minister. he said he viewed russia s action of the past two days as a rejection of diplomacy. so he will not be rewarding that behavior with a meeting. it was also floated over the weekend that president biden and president putin can schedule a face to face summit to try to ease tensions. that too was called off today. white house press secretary says this would not be an appropriate time for such a meeting. all signals from the white house today are pointing to the fact that t
supply aid for pro-ukrainian fighters to counter russian forces. the u.s. senate also considering an emergency spending bill that would shore up nato and ukraine. today, the senate majority leader chuck schumer with a briefing on c the entire senate. president biden concluded his remarks saying he hopes diplomacy is still available. ati ukraine foreign minister sa a solution to the crisis is still plan a. but looking less likely by the hour. today, the secretary of state cancelled a meeting with the russian foreign minister. he said he viewed russia s action az a wholesale rejection and would not be rewarding that with a meeting. and president biden and president putin would schedule a session and that also is called