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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT) held a roundtable discussion at the UConn Health Women's Center on the effects of the baby formula shortage on Connecticut parents.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jenna Carlesso to discuss her article, “Baby formula shortage hits lower-income homes and families of color,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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With baby formula increasingly hard to find on store shelves, concerns are growing for Black and Hispanic parents and low-income families who have less access to the products — and in some cases, greater need — than their white counterparts.
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Connecticut’s two U.S. Senators said the federal government should allow low-income families the opportunity to purchase baby formula online.
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The Connecticut General Assembly’s committee on Public Health and Children held a forum in Hartford to address the baby formula shortage.
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Members of Congress called on President Biden on Monday as well to invoke the Defense Production Act to urgently address the baby formula shortage, which was last used to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
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A bipartisan bill could provide $60 million to WIC offices across the country.
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York wants to inject $6 billion into a federal program that helps low-income families get access to food…