Pete Buttigieg Proposes Putting Truck Driver Lives at Risk to Solve Baby Formula Shortage
The Biden regime reportedly has a plan to help solve the latest self-inflicted crisis, that is to say, the baby formula shortage that is going on across the country.
The Biden regime’s FDA is the reason why we’re in this mess to begin with, at least, that’s a large part of the problem. Earlier this week, the FDA says that they’re okay with reopening the facility after the CDC gave the clearance indicating that the sicknesses that infants were experiencing was not related to the formula they were ingesting.
But that leaves the company with a lot of catch-up to do. Believe me, I’ve been there myself in a similar industry. I’ve worked at a company which was regulated by the FDA and there were occasions in which there would be a suspicion as to whether or not something foreign got into the product that was being manufactured. In times like that, the entire operation would shut down until the problem was resolved and then once it was, there would be a lot of make up work to do which would involve working a lot of overtime to try and catch up.
That is what I suspect will happen with this as well, but what Pete Buttigieg, Biden’s Secretary of Transportation just suggested is not a good idea to help remedy the problem of supply.
According to Newsmax,
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Monday that his department can waive hours of service rules for truck drivers to deliver infant formula if needed.
“This is principally an issue of production — more than goods movement. But anytime we see an indication that goods movement is becoming a limiting factor, we’ll do anything we can to tear down obstacles,” Buttigieg told reporters.
If you’ve ever been a truck driver or know a truck driver, then you may understand why this isn’t a good idea. Truck drivers are only allowed to drive a certain number of hours at a time in order to ensure that they are getting enough rest and not falling asleep at the wheel. What it sounds like Buttigieg is suggesting is to say, “Screw those rules. Keep driving.”
I’m sure there are some drivers who might like the opportunity to earn some extra money, but what is going to be the cost? because I know some companies are going to push those truck drivers to drive more than they should.