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Scalise: Unlike Democrats, Republicans Are Trying to Get Answers About COVID-19’s Origin
Washington, DC,
June 24, 2021
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel’s The Story with Martha MacCallum this afternoon to discuss the need to investigate the origins of COVID-19. Whip Scalise announced that Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis will lead their own hearing next week to probe COVID-19's origin because Speaker Pelosi is covering for the Chinese Communist Party by not allowing her committee chairs to join House Republicans in their search for answers.
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On Speaker Pelosi covering for the Chinese Communist Party:
“Well, what we're finding out every day is that there's a mountain of evidence growing that there were people, scientists here in America, that knew the high likelihood that the virus started in the Wuhan lab, and yet they weren't sharing it with others. And in fact, those of us who, a year and longer ago, were suggesting — not claiming — but suggesting it might have started in the lab were being called conspiracy theorists. Those [kinds] of posts were blocked on social media. And now today, most of the medical community, and not only in the United States but around the world, recognizes it might have very well started in a lab. But yet, not a single hearing by Speaker Pelosi in the House on this. It's like they're trying to cover up for China instead of getting basic answers that we all ought to want to find the truth about.”
On House Republican efforts to uncover the truth about COVID-19’s origin:
“Just like Congressman Gallagher said, we should be trying to get the answers to this. We are trying to get those answers. And if they don't allow hearings, it's hard to get those answers because those officials don't come in. That's why we're going to be having our own hearing next week, and we’ve called a lot of witnesses to come forward. [These are] good respected scientific and medical experts that hopefully can shed more light on this. But frankly, it's Speaker Pelosi [and the Democrats]. They have the subpoena powers. They should be bringing everybody in who had communication with those scientists at the Wuhan lab. Because China is surely not being forthright and the Communist Party there is hiding evidence — maybe has destroyed evidence. Let's find out as much as we can now while we can still get some of those answers.”
On the need for an investigation:
“I don't necessarily agree with that assessment because we're learning more today just in the last few weeks. I mean, look at the e-mail trove that came out a few weeks ago. You know, there are more reports now that gain of function research — whether it was directly or indirectly funded — had a role to play in this, the way that they were genetically modifying the mice over there in that Wuhan lab. All of these things are things that we can find out a lot more [about.] And people in America know some of those answers. Let's at least get those answers on the table.”
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