Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.) was hammering baby formula manufacturers to help alleviate a nationwide shortage until August. That just so happens to be when the chief lobbyist for the industry's trade group nearly maxed out donations to her campaign.

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The veteran Democratic senator has since fallen silent on the issue. She successfully removed provisions meant to address the baby formula shortage from a September FDA reauthorization bill,