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Nearly 200 Republicans vote against bill to ease baby formula shortage

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Updated May 19, 2022 at 3:44 p.m. EDT|Published May 19, 2022 at 2:07 p.m. EDT
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on July 27, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
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House GOP leaders were among the 192 Republicans who voted against providing $28 million in aid to the Food and Drug Administration to address the shortage of baby formula — within days of criticizing President Biden for not doing enough on the issue.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Whip Steve Scalise (La.) and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) voted late Wednesday against the measure to provide new FDA funding, which the House approved on a largely party-line vote of 231 to 192. Twelve Republicans broke ranks and joined with Democrats in backing the money.