WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General T. March Bell concerning a recent whistleblower complaint that became public alleging misconduct by Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana. RML conducts studies on some of the world's most dangerous diseases, meaning even small lapses could put Montana communities at risk.
The whistleblower complaint alleged improper behavior by RML employees that could threaten our national security, in addition to two incidents reported by NIH involving the "theft, loss, or release of a pathogen" in the last year. In the letter, Sen. Sheehy calls for the Inspec...