Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast for Thursday, May the 19th, 2022.

It's written today by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins.

I want to thank Dr. Ryan Denison for writing the Daily Article for the last several days,

as my wife and I took some vacation time.

Ryan did as usual outstanding work in relating biblical truth to cultural issues. I'm deeply honored to share

this ministry with him and the rest of our Denison Ministries team. Identical twin sisters each gave

birth to their firstborn sons on May the 5th. Not only were the babies born on the same day, but they were also born in the same hospital

and their measurements matched.

Each weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and each was 20 inches in length.

Now we have to hope they don't need baby formula.

The National Infant Formula shortage has become a true

crisis for many families. One official noted, across the board, searching for formula at this point

has become a full-time job. Families are feeling that stress, both financially, and in a time cost

sense. As a father and grandfather, I cannot imagine what it's like

not to be able to find a way to feed one's children. Families in the special supplemental

nutrition program for women, infants, and children, known as WIC, are especially in jeopardy. Many depend

on the program to offset the costs of baby formula,

particularly specialty formulas for children with allergies. Some are being victimized by third-party

price gouging sellers and scammers. The House passed a $28 million emergency spending bill

yesterday to address the crisis, and President Biden invoked

the Defense Production Act to help manufacturers obtain the ingredients necessary to ramp up supply.

He also directed the Pentagon to use military contracts to ship infant formula more quickly

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