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Joni Ernst: “I haven’t backed down from fighting for more information on the true COVID origins, and yet Congress is still here, six…”

On the recordMay 27, 2026
I haven’t backed down from fighting for more information on the true COVID origins, and yet Congress is still here, six years later, begging agencies to share answers and for committees to make relevant documents public…
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Commenting on Congress's struggle for information on COVID origins.

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