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(dncpress@dnc.org)Monday, May 23, 2022TOP TIDBITS
FROM THE DNC WAR ROOM
FROM THE CHAIR'S DESK
MESSAGE TO MOBILIZE
ARTICLES TO AMPLIFY
TOP TWEETS
TALKING POINTS
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION WEEK AHEAD TOP TIDBITS Over the weekend, the Biden-Harris administration made notable progress in addressing the infant formula shortage: Yesterday, the first Operation Fly Formula flight landed in Indiana with more than 70,000 pounds of specialty formula. Please help amplify this announcement. President Biden announced the second Operation Fly Formula flight had been contracted for later this week. The flight will transport 114 pallets of Gerber Good Start® Extensive HA infant formula. Together, these two flights will have transported the equivalent of 1.5 million 8 oz bottles. Read more from the White House on the second Operation Fly Formula flight HERE. President Biden also announced the first two Defense Production Act authorizations for infant formula. These authorizations will allow Abbott Nutrition to increase production by over one third compared to where it stands today and allow Reckitt to operate their facilities at maximum capacity. Read more from the White House HERE.
Last week, in a stunning display of callousness and cruelty, MAGA House Republicans voted against critical funding to help boost the supply of baby formula. While President Biden and Democrats are taking action to address the shortage, Republican extremists have proven – yet again – that they would rather stand in the way of helping American families. Despite Republicans feigning concern about the baby formula shortage, the vast majority of House Republicans actually voted AGAINST funding to address it.
FROM THE DNC WAR ROOM@DNCWarRoom: Republicans aren’t even trying to hide it. Across the country, ultra-MAGA candidates are embracing total abortion bans with NO EXCEPTIONS for rape or incest. @DNCWarRoom: Let’s be very, VERY clear here – There is no “rupture.”
@Mike_Pence spent YEARS proudly serving as Donald Trump’s sidekick, and to this day, Pence remains a proud champion of Trump’s extreme MAGA agenda, which hurt millions of families in Georgia and around the country. [THREAD]
FROM THE CHAIR'S DESK@harrisonjaime: Proud of our team! We are Putting needed resources on the ground in our 57 states and territories to:
Register Voters
Educate Voters on the issues
Organize on the ground
Mobilize voters to the polls
Protect voters when casting and counting their votes MESSAGE TO MOBILIZEPlease amplify some of our top content from DNC channels below: Every House Republican voted against a bill that would combat price gouging by oil and gas companies to help Americans at the pump. @TheDemocrats (Twitter), (Facebook) The percentage of people receiving unemployment insurance fell below 1 percent for the first time since 1969. Thanks, President @JoeBiden. @TheDemocrats (Twitter), (Facebook) We will not stand by and let Republicans follow through on their plan that could end the guarantee of Social Security and Medicare. Democrats are fighting for the middle class. @TheDemocrats (Twitter), (Facebook) The right to privacy that forms the basis of Roe v. Wade also protects the right to use contraception and the right to marry the person you love. Overturning Roe opens the door to restricting those rights. @KamalaHarris (Twitter), (Facebook) Republicans don't want to solve inflation by lowering costs. They want to solve it by raising taxes and lowering your income. @JoeBiden (Twitter), (Facebook) Want to help amplify the DNC’s message online? Join the DNC’s Greenfly to start receiving daily content updates and access to social media resources. Click here to download the app and use code: DEMSTALKERS at sign up. Please note that individuals working for independent expenditures or Democratic primary campaign candidates are ineligible to join the DNC’s Greenfly. ARTICLES TO AMPLIFYThe New York Times: U.S. Military Airlifts Baby Formula From Europe CBS News: Military plane carrying 39 tons of baby formula arrives in U.S. Daily Beast: GOP Candidates Stop Worrying and Embrace Hard-Line Rhetoric on Abortion The Hill: Harris, Murthy to outline recommendations to address health worker burnout
TOP TWEETS@WhiteHouse: .@POTUS announced the first two Defense Production Act authorizations for infant formula. These authorizations will allow Abbott Nutrition to increase production by over one third where it stands today and allow Reckitt to operate their facilities at maximum capacity. @WHCOS: By using the Defense Production Act, and airlifting formula to the US, the Biden administration is working aggressively to close the formula shortage. [ARTICLE] @POTUS: I have an update on Operation Fly Formula. We have secured a second flight to transport Nestlé specialty infant formula to Pennsylvania. The flight and trucking will take place in the coming days, and I will continue to keep you updated.
TALKING POINTS1. Biden-Harris Administration Announces Second Operation Fly Formula Flight Yesterday, we saw notable progress in President Biden’s efforts to address the infant formula shortage caused by Abbott Nutrition’s voluntary recall.
Yesterday, the first Operation Fly Formula flight landed in Indiana with more than 70,000 pounds of specialty formula. The president announced the second Operation Fly Formula flight had been contracted for later this week. The flight will transport 114 pallets of Gerber Good Start® Extensive HA infant formula.
Together, these two flights will have transported the equivalent of 1.5 million 8 oz bottles. These formulas have been prioritized because they serve a critical medical purpose and are in short supply in the United States because of the Abbott Sturgis plant closure.
The president also announced that Secretary Becerra has authorized the first two “priority orders” under the Defense Production Act, which the president invoked last week. That means these infant formula manufacturers can now begin to add legally-binding language to their orders with suppliers that will give these formula manufacturers priority over other customers and allow them to speed up production. One authorization will allow Abbott Nutrition to receive priority orders of raw materials like sugar and corn syrup for infant formula. The other will allow Reckitt to receive priority orders for consumables like single-use products such as filters.
President Biden knows that parents across the country are worried about finding enough infant formula to feed their babies, and the Biden-Harris administration will continue working around the clock to increase formula production and keep store shelves stocked during the Abbott Nutrition voluntary recall.
Republicans’ Extreme War Against Abortion Access
Republicans are desperately trying to ignore and distract from their decades long war to take away abortion access.
In an interview, Mitch McConnell confirmed that a federal abortion ban is “possible” under Republican control. Not only are Republicans hellbent on gutting reproductive rights, they’re standing on the side of dangerous policies that put millions of pregnant people at risk. Mitch McConnell came right out and said it - Republican majorities would be interested in banning abortions nationally.
While Democrats want to protect the right to an abortion and keep these decisions between a woman and her doctor, Republicans have tirelessly prioritized taking away that right, advocating for a dangerous and harmful agenda.
Already MAGA Republican governors and state legislatures have made clear what overturning Roe could look like — throwing doctors in jail and banning abortion with NO exceptions for rape and incest.
If Roe is overturned, two dozen states have laws on the books to throw doctors in jail or punish abortion providers.
Ending Roe means as many as 26 states could move quickly to ban abortion – including 13 states with “trigger” laws that could immediately go into effect – leaving tens of millions of Americans without control over their own bodies.
Republicans’ MAGA agenda is wildly out of touch and unpopular with the American people. About two-thirds of Americans say Roe v. Wade should be upheld. A Washington Post-ABC poll found that 75% of people say decisions on abortion should be left to the woman and her doctor, including 95% of Democrats, 81% of independents and 53% of Republicans. Gallup polling shows that 80% of the American public thinks abortion should be legal in at least some circumstances.
We are facing a pivotal moment for abortion access in our country and this November, every Republican lawmaker will have to answer for their party’s relentless attacks on Americans’ rights.
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION WEEK AHEADMonday, May 23
President Biden met with Emperor Naruhito of Japan at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.
The president participated in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan. The president will highlight the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, advance our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, and continue our close cooperation on critical issues like combatting COVID-19, addressing the climate crisis, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, and advancing economic prosperity at home and in the region.
The president held a press conference with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan.
The president and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan met with families of Japanese citizens abducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea several decades ago.
The president launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.
The president attended a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan at Kochūan in Tokyo, Japan. Vice President Harris will discuss actions the Biden-Harris administration is taking to address mental health and wellness during a visit to Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, May 24
President Biden will participate in the second in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at Kantei in Tokyo, Japan.
President Biden will participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at Kantei in Tokyo, Japan to continue strengthening the U.S.-India relationship and deepening cooperation on a range of issues, including clean energy, technology and military cooperation and expanded economic and people-to-people ties. After, the president will participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at Kantei in Tokyo, Japan. The president will congratulate Prime Minister Albanese on his election, thank him for his commitment to the Quad, and discuss efforts to deepen the U.S-Australia alliance. The president will greet the staff of the U.S. Embassy Tokyo at the Okura Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.
In the evening, the president will return to Washington, DC. |
