Peter King: “Since 1984, the government of Iran has been designated by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me thank all the witnesses for your testimony today.

The novel coronavirus or COVID-19 has already claimed half a million lives across the globe, and here in the United States, nowhere has been hit harder than New York.

That is long overdue, and I appreciate the gentleman raising that issue again.

This is not the first time our country has had to deal with an outbreak and it likely won't be the last.