Florida Sens. Marco Rubio (R) and Rick Scott (R) are questioning why the Biden administration hasn’t done more to leverage domestic IV fluid manufacturing in the wake of shortages caused by Hurricane Helene.

Hospitals were left scrambling after the storm flooded a Baxter manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C.

The plant makes about 60 percent of the IV fluid in the country, including hydration and dialysis solutions. The resulting shortage forced hospitals to ration supplies. Some said they were postponing elective surgeries, and some were restricting the use of IV bags except in cases of emergency.

“Although the administration attempted to help mitigate the shortage of IV supply in the weeks following the hurricane, we remain........

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