capitol hill as well. they passed $28 million in emergency funding to boost formula supply. that s on the way to the senate. other lawmakers are pitching solutions as well. you think we need a strategic formula reserve, right? they are moving now but this problem has been bubbling for months on a contamination issue shutting down a key plan for formula back in february. robert califf testified this morning that he hopes the plant will be back online in two weeks. practically speaking relief is still weeks or months away giving these comments from the surgeon general earlier today. is it next week? is it next month? when will they be able to walk into the walmart or cvs and see formula on the shelf? we anticipate willy that people will see increasing amounts of formula on the shelf because of multiple paths. bringing product in from abroad. so several weeks, okay. folks, it is always a welcome sign to see washington move with ug si to show it is awear of a problem but
explanation for the lack of urgency until now. . thaw feel like they have to announce as soon as it was clear there was a problem at that plant in michigan if is broader than just did a particular agency drop the ball. this is the way our supply chain works in the u.s. for baby formula. you have four manufacturers, it is heavily regulated and when you have an issue there is a domino effect that can throw off of the rest of the supply chain. i asked officials a few minutes ago about this call from senators murray and casey for there to be some type of a baby formula czar. the white house not ruling out the possibility they could do that but their message is that we have taken significant action already including in the last several months and they feel like they do not need to appoint a new point person. i talked to some folks that
and galvanize their base so as to hold republicans in place. you saw your poll yesterday, 90% of republicans still approve of the president. as long as these republican representatives and senators feel that the base is in the throttle of the president, i think thaw feel they can dodge this process. i think it s very interesting to hear the talking points from the republican side. when you hear them repeated over and over as we heard from sean duffy it means there s some coordinated effort. it seems today the coordinated effort is he deserves the president deserves due process. this is to happen out in the open. that s what happens to americans. why is this happening behind closed doors. was all ken starr s investigation done out in the open for bill clinton? no it wasn t. but i think sean duffy and company are right about some of these process issues. i don t understand why these are behind closed doors. one of the arguments is that line up their testimony.