Posted on 04/02/2022 11:35:41 AM PDT by RandFan
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Dr. Anthony Fauci is stonewalling Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on his questions for the record regarding the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) gain-of-function research funding, the senator says.
Paul sent 11 "yes or no" questions for the record after Fauci’s explosive Jan. 11 testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
The Kentucky Republican has seen no response from Fauci since sending the questions almost three months ago, according to his office.
"While Dr. Fauci has been MIA for the past few months, he still owes the American people answers. Following a Senate HELP Committee hearing in January, I submitted 11 ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions to the committee hearing record that aimed to get us closer to the truth about the origins of COVID-19 – we still haven’t heard back," Paul, a medical doctor, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"The American people deserve to know how this pandemic started, to know if the NIH funded dangerous gain-of-function research that may have caused this pandemic, and to remove from office anyone, such as Dr. Fauci, who let this happen," he continued. "Dr. Fauci can hide out for the next few months and ignore efforts to find the truth, but I can promise you, when Republicans retake the Senate and I’m chairman of a committee, he won’t be able to ignore me and the American people any longer."
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Soo... he’s pleading the 5th?
Rand Paul isn’t getting enough support from his Republicans colleagues.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Minority Members (11)
Burr, Richard (NC), Ranking Member
Paul, Rand (KY)
Collins, Susan M. (ME)
Cassidy, Bill (LA)
Murkowski, Lisa (AK)
Braun, Mike (IN)
Marshall, Roger (KS)
Scott, Tim (SC)
Romney, Mitt (UT)
Tuberville, Tommy (AL)
Moran, Jerry (KS)
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