Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I urge defeat of the previous question so we can immediately consider S. 1867, the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has been marred by fear, confusion, and mistrust, and it appears very possible that this virus was genetically engineered through gain-of-function research in a lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, making the virus more contagious to human beings. It is absolutely true that there has been political engineering, including even speaking on the facts of its origin and its initial spread. I am sure each and every one of us has talked to constituents who have said they just don't know what to believe is true when it comes to COVID. Well, we are in a position today to help, to provide some transparency and accountability. The best disinfectant is sunlight and that is what we can provide today. I could stand up here for hours walking through the specific details of the report that I helped conduct with some of my colleagues on the Intelligence Committee, or by rehashing the findings from the hearings that our Republican colleagues on the Select Committee conducted, but I only have a few minutes, so here are a few key facts and pieces of information that our bill establishes. Right now, what we do know is that, according to the Department of State, we have ``reason to believe that several researchers in the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick in the autumn of 2019 . . .…”