Samantha Power: “USAID has not authorized gain of function research.”

We cannot abandon freedom, and we cannot leave Ukraine to be the victim of aggression at a time like this.

Under President Biden's leadership and in partnership with this Committee, we are building on that remarkable legacy.

We have no evidence that USAID has funded gain of function research, and we certainly have not authorized gain of function research.

Fundamentally, there has to be a political agreement. We are not going to humanitarian aid our way out of this humanitarian crisis.