Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and Senator Gary Peters (D-Michigan), members and chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, are holding a bipartisan investigation on the COVID-19 origins and the possible risks related to “high-risk biological research and technology in the US and abroad.”
According to the press release, “Paul and Peters plan to hold hearings and conduct government-wide oversight on areas including high-risk life science research, biodefense, synthetic biology, biosafety and biosecurity lapses, early warning capabilities for emerging outbreaks or possible attacks, and potential origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“This bipartisan oversight effort will assess and identify measures to mitigate longstanding and emerging risks and threats that may result in serious biological incidents – whether deliberate, accidental, or natural. The investigation will also seek to increase transparency and strengthen oversight of taxpayer-funded life sciences research, laboratories in the U.S. and abroad, and the detection of biological threats.”
The Kentucky senator, who previously worked as an opthalmologist, is particularly concerned about how to prevent another pandemic from happening, which could originate from US-funded biotechnology, and hold those who engage in high-risk research accountable.
“I’ve been banging on the doors of federal agencies for the past three years, relentlessly seeking information on COVID-19, but it’s been nothing short of a wild goose chase. To prevent repeating past mistakes, it’s crucial we fully comprehend the dangers of engaging in potentially hazardous bioresearch. This involves shining a spotlight on the gaping holes in oversight throughout the federal research processes and procedures,” Paul remarked.
Last year, the lawmaker criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci for participating in an “orchestrated coverup” during the surge of the COVID-19 virus.
The senator also wants to know the nature of Fauci’s visit to the CIA in early 2020.
In an interview with Fox’s Maria Bartimoro, the Republican senator remarked, “We also now know that he was visiting the CIA in early 2020. We know that the CIA scientists, seven of them, voted six to one to say it came from the lab—and then they were reversed by superiors. We need to know whether Anthony Fauci influenced the superiors, or perhaps the opposite—did the CIA influence Anthony Fauci?”
Senator Rand also remarked that Fauci has been in charge of a lot of bioweapons money, “and in charge of a lot of things that had dual use, and they won’t reveal any of this to us.”
Fauci testified in a House Select Subcommittee hearing last January. He was the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director during the COVID-19 pandemic. The subcommittee members hope to prepare an early response for the country in the event of another COVID outbreak.
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