Senate Democrats’ Letters Show FDA Knew About Baby Formula Issues, but Did Nothing

Plus: 3 Steps Congress Should Take to Curb Inflation May 20 2022 Happy Friday from Washington, where Senate Democrats as well as FDA officials had a role in the worsening shortage of baby formula. Doug Blair reports. Congress can do three things to slow inflation, Joel Griffith writes. On the podcast, a psychologist tells our Virginia Allen about what pandemic precautions may do to the nation’s children. Plus: the legacy TV networks ignore Biden’s disinformation board; pro-abortion activists go after pregnancy centers; a school board member’s awful idea for “queer youth”; and liberals blame conservatives for the mass shooting in Buffalo. On this date in 1969, after 10 bloody assaults in 10 days, U.S. and South Vietnamese troops capture a site dubbed Hamburger Hill because the battle’s high casualty rate reminded the Americans of a meat grinder. NEWS [Senate Democrats’ Letters Show FDA Knew About Baby Formula Issues, but Did Nothing]() [Senate Democrats’ Letters Show FDA Knew About Baby Formula Issues, but Did Nothing]() By Douglas Blair The three senators, along with the Food and Drug Administration, apparently did nothing to prepare for a dearth in production of baby formula in the event a Michigan plant was shut down. [More]() COMMENTARY [3 Steps Congress Should Take to Curb Inflation]() [3 Steps Congress Should Take to Curb Inflation]() By Joel Griffith First, stop the federal government’s spending spree. [More]() NEWS [Network News Ignores Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ and Its Quick Demise]() [Network News Ignores Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ and Its Quick Demise]() By Fred Lucas Over 21 days, the administration’s “disinformation” board gained less than two minutes of coverage on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” but no other attention from NBC, ABC, or CBS. [More]() COMMENTARY [Pro-Abortion, Anti-Women Politicians Target Pregnancy Centers]() [Pro-Abortion, Anti-Women Politicians Target Pregnancy Centers]() By Jeanneane Maxon While many Americans prepare to better serve women facing unplanned pregnancies, radical pro-abortion politicians focus on making it harder for women to receive care and support. [More]() ANALYSIS [Psychologist Explains Long-Term Effects of Masking, Social Distancing on Kids]() [Psychologist Explains Long-Term Effects of Masking, Social Distancing on Kids]() By Virginia Allen “Part of the way that babies stimulate themselves when they are out in the world is by noticing faces,” clinical psychologist Chloe Carmichael says. [More]() NEWS [School Board Member to Host ‘Queer Youth’ Event at Sex Shop for ‘All Ages’]() [School Board Member to Host ‘Queer Youth’ Event at Sex Shop for ‘All Ages’]() By Bryan Babb Jenn Mason, a Washington state school board member, plans to host a “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” for children at her sex shop, the WinkWink Boutique. [More]() COMMENTARY [Liberals Don’t Think They’re Divisive?]() [Liberals Don’t Think They’re Divisive?]() By Tim Graham Liberal journalists lunge at the opportunity to blame the mass murder in Buffalo, New York, on conservative and Republican messengers. [More]() NEWS [ICYMI: Alabama Republican's Bill Would Ban Government From Forcing Racial Discrimination in Medicare]() [ICYMI: Alabama Republican's Bill Would Ban Government From Forcing Racial Discrimination in Medicare]() By Douglas Blair Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., proposes a bill to prohibit health care providers from adopting racially discriminatory policies in their practices at the behest of the federal government. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]()