there s enough formula there. there s food. they ve set up housing. they ve been able to do all of this. by the way, with the help, with the fundamental help of the u.s. military. so my question is, why isn t there the same mobilization here in america for this crisis? i mean, mothers are being told to go to websites or to drive hours or to try formula that might make their baies sick. are we really here? what is solving the problem, not in a matter of weeks, but when are we going to see formula in the mouths of babies in america without any stress in terms of getting it? mika, i understand the concern. let me assure you that every conversation i ve had with people at the fda, in the white house, has reflected the intensity you are talking about. again, this is not just a policy issue. this is personal for many people. the steps that have been taken, especially the last two steps yesterday, the president announcing the dpa to use the commercial contracts and the government s full res
should be okay to use. right. these are some measures we can take in the short term. willie, i should also finally mention that the work the fda was doing to increase production, you know, with the president, that s already started to bear fruit. production has increased above the levels overall that it was at prior to the closure of the plant. we still have to do more. we re going to continue to do more. we re not going to rest until every child has the formulastep. again, to the mom, is it next week, next month? when will they walk into the walmart or cvs and see formula on the shelf? we anticipate over the next several weeks, people will see increasing amounts of formula on the shelf because of these multiple paths of action we re taking to increase production, improve distribution, and bring product in from abroad. several weeks, okay. mike. general murthy ah in the interim, if you re
fundamental right to a constitutional right to the abortion. okay, now you can t find formula to feed babies. either your sister, your daughter, yourself, you have someone that you love who is struggling with being able to feed their own babies which, by the way, that formula allows them to work, allows them to have options, allows them to have flexibility, to be able to be a woman in america who works, takes care of their family, and has rights, equal rights. i don t know. i guess my question is, what do democrats need to do to inspire women to vote in the next election? because i can see a lot of women just opting out, feeling discouraged, feeling like, you know what, what s next? well, first of all, i think the supreme court has helped motivate women. let s start with that. i think that s really fundamental to recognize. and what is really helping is
we will continue to pull out the stops until we reach that goal. make no mistake, this is a top priority for all of us. it is not just an issue that we come at as public servants. it is personal. many of us are parents and grandparents. we want children to have what they need to thrive, and in this case, it is infant formula. good morning, it is willie geist. there s been such frustration with this, as we ve been hearing this morning even from parents who don t just need it for the regular reasons that a mother needs formula for the baby, but for medical reasons. you know, there s certain kinds of formula that will keep a baby out of the icu, for example. they can t get their hands on it. so they don t have time to wait for legislation. they don t want to hear about the supply chain and all that. what can you say to those mothers and fathers who are waiting to see formula on the shelves, about how soon it might be there? well, willie, i certainly feel for those parents. having had
there is criticism that it took too long for the administration to act and for congress to act, but we are in this situation. a lot of people think and say openly, this is completely unacceptable. did the white house and did the government take too long to act? well, mika, the fda began acting as soon as they knew that the plant was going to shut down. in fact, they started working on a couple things. one, increasing the manufacturing, working in partnership with companies, but also working with states to ensure that people what depend on the wic program to get their baby formula, that they had flexibility to choose any brand and not be restricted to the brand that they previously for restricted to purchasing. so they were already taking action several months ago. they ve continued to ramp up the actions that they re taking, the fda and the president, as well. here s the bottom line, we want to make sure that there is more formula on shelves. that every child and family that needs