WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
Today, during a Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci about how and if he was involved in the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. She criticized his societal shutdown strategy and highlighted how the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) programs funded gain-of-function researchers in China, the Netherlands, and Wisconsin. Throughout the hearing, Fauci pleaded the Fifth.
Ahead of the hearing, Ernst awarded (https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ernst-presents-squeal-award-to-dr-fauci-for-his-unscientific-methods) Dr. Anthony Fauci with her Squeal ...