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

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

U.S. Senator Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), today on the Senate floor requested unanimous consent for his Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act (https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-introduces-legislation-to-halt-dangerous-viral-gain-of-function-research/), urging Congress to permanently end taxpayer funding for dangerous viral gain-of-function research and codify the Trump Administration's recent executive action into 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...