Raul Ruiz actually said...

"All of that is absolute nonsense."

"I have always maintained that my role as Ranking Member of this Committee is to keep an open mind about how the pandemic started."

"I remain seriously concerned that you, Dr. Daszak, appear to be eluding questions from this Committee in an attempt to avoid consequences."

"We need to ensure that American taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly, and I'm pleased by the strong bipartisan agreement demonstrated on this point today."