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On the recordMarch 19, 2024
When Anthony Fauci said that all of his scientists up and down the chain said that this is not gain of function, that this is not dangerous research that was going on in Wuhan.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Questioning Fauci's claims about research safety in Wuhan.

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