James Comer

It is time to rein in lax enforcement of our immigration laws, implement integrity in the Federal grant process, and finally secure the southern border.

What we do not support is mass illegal migration.

I would like to thank the Chairman for his support in bringing this critical bill to markup today and look forward to its passage on a bipartisan basis, and I yield back.

I want to thank Ms. Crockett and Mr. Bacon for their bipartisan work on this bill and urge my colleagues to support this important measure to better support the families of those who sacrificed so much in service to our country.

That is why it is important for Congress to accommodate these families who sacrificed so much supporting their loved ones and help ease these transitions.

Congress has a duty to oversee the Federal Government for inefficiency and waste.

Congress must ensure that every taxpayer dollar is spent efficiently.

This bill addresses these national security risks without disrupting medical supply chains.

You need to understand, and I just want to put this in a big picture perspective for you.

I am happy to support H.R. 8333, the BIOSECURE Act.

Overwhelming evidence shows President Biden lied to the American people about his knowledge of and participation in his family's corrupt international and domestic business schemes.

If everything was innocent mistakes, we wouldn't need to send a letter asking for more information...

Claiming that Lancet approved of it doesn't bear much water in front of this Committee right now.

This is not an organization that shows leadership committed to protecting taxpayer funds...

Let's be clear. We know this wasn't a small oversight or a clerical error.

They're scientists in China, a country that is an adversary to the United States of America...

This is dangerous, risky research, and everyone involved with that, that I know of, has stated that at one point in their life or other.

This investigation is not over, and Dr. Daszak, we are not throwing the baby out with the bath water when it comes to advances in scientific research.

Because Congress has a responsibility to ensure American taxpayer dollars are spent in accordance with the law, and that rigorous oversight is applied to the entities that receive these funds, and as the Chairman of this Select…

So, you had communications with the intelligence community before the outbreak of COVID.

You've never been an informant for the U.S. Government?

Dr. Daszak, the U.S. intelligence community has been investigating the origins of COVID-19.

So, is it possible the Wuhan Institute has viruses or conducted experiments that they never published?

In the fall of 2019, the Wuhan lab virus data base was taken offline.

With all due respect, you should have already compiled it, and we should know exactly what percentage of the workforce is working from home.