SENATOR MARSHALL: CONGRESS MUST PERMANENTLY END GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall issued the following press release:

Senator Marshall Delivers Remarks Urging End to Gain-of-Function Research

Washington -U.S. Senator Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), today on the Senate floor requested unanimous consent for hisDangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act,urging Congress to permanently end taxpayer funding for dangerous viral gain-of-function research and codify the Trump Administration's recentexecutive actioninto law.

In his floor remarks, Senator Marshall reflected on the devastating loss of American life during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that Congress has a responsibility to ensure American taxpayer dollars are never again used to support research that could result...