As Dominic Pino noted yesterday, GOP congressman Peter Meijer of Michigan offered a pithy explanation of why he voted against a bill purporting to address the baby-formula shortage:

NR contributing editor Daniel Foster wonders why Speaker Pelosi thought she could get away with this stunt:

This headline in the news pages of the Washington Post provides an answer: “Nearly 200 Republicans vote against bill to ease baby formula shortage.”

To repeat myself, this is the headline of a news story, not an opinion article. But not a single sentence in the Washington Post news story even attempts to explain how the $28 million boost to FDA salaries would actually help ease the formula shortage. Here are all of the quotations from Democratic officials in the article:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that the 192 Republicans who opposed the bill are the latest example of the party’s unwillingness to address the issues that matter most to Americans.
“We see a baby formula as something that’s at the kitchen table,” she said in her weekly news conference. “So, we think from the standpoint of the kitchen table, that there is no comparison” between Democrats and Republicans.
“I mean, they don’t even vote for domestic terrorism,” Pelosi added in reference to Republicans’ overwhelming opposition to a bill Wednesday night aimed at curbing homegrown violent extremism. “It’s nuts.”
Other Democrats criticized the GOP after the vote.
“If Republicans had it their way the formula shortage would continue so they could cynically exploit recalls for political gain and racial divide,” said Chris Taylor, spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “Democrats worked to deliver solutions, but when given the opportunity to solve problems Republicans abandoned the American people.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) questioned the motivations and commitment to problem-solving of the GOP.
“Republicans aren’t interested in solutions. They’re interested in theater and chaos,” he tweeted Wednesday. “House Democrats offered a baby formula solution to help your family. Almost every House GOP member voted against it.”