On the recordNovember 14, 2023
I find it absolutely fascinating in regard to the science. I am not a scientist, but I do deal in science quite a bit. In fact, the Wuhan virology lab didn't even qualify for what it was doing with virology. Didn't even qualify by the standards set by international standards, and yet we are still going to do that. I have got to tell you something is wrong with this deal. Barack Obama--I want to reiterate this--Barack Obama actually stated that this should take a pause, but he was overrun by people at NIH at the time. Now, I believe that we ought to be looking all the time at different things but gain of function is totally different. This is building a bioweapon. We have got to stop this. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I continue to oppose this amendment, and I say to my colleague just keep your head in the sand. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
