Chris Smith actually said...

"It is a very, very difficult job that they have, and they do need to find sources, but not all sources are licit or ethical."

"I want to note very clearly that we have repeatedly invited NYU's president and key faculty to testify before this subcommittee."

"It is clearly in the interests of the United States to support a coordinated international effort to contain the outbreak of its source."

"Russia's continuing political, military, and economic aggression against Ukraine, as well as Georgia and Moldova, needs to be called out."