{"id":2049501,"date":"2023-09-29T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-ratchets-up-conflict-with-health-agencies-over-covid-19-origins-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:54:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:54:58","slug":"house-gop-ratchets-up-conflict-with-health-agencies-over-covid-19-origins-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-ratchets-up-conflict-with-health-agencies-over-covid-19-origins-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP escalates conflict with health agencies over COVID-19 origins probe."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-ratchets-up-conflict-with-health-agencies-over-covid-19-origins-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2049501&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Republicans Demand Answers from HHS on COVID-19 Origins Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are not backing down in their quest for\u200b answers \u2062regarding the origins of\u2062 COVID-19.\u200c They have given the \u200bDepartment of Health and Human Services\u200d (HHS) until the end of Friday to respond to their investigation, or else they will start issuing subpoenas. The Energy and Commerce \u2064Committee, led \u200cby Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, has sent multiple letters to HHS Secretary Xavier \u200bBecerra and acting Director of the National Institutes of \u2064Health (NIH) Lawrence Tabak, expressing their \u200bfrustration with \u200cthe lack of response.<\/p>\n<h3>Urgent Request for NIH Oversight of Virus Mutations Research<\/h3>\n<p>One \u200cof the \u200bcommittee&#8217;s most pressing \u2064concerns is the NIH&#8217;s oversight of research on virus mutations, including SARS,\u200d MERS, and SARS-CoV-2. Despite \u2064requesting\u2064 this information \u200cmonths ago, the committee\u200d has received no meaningful response from the NIH. Chairwoman Rodgers emphasized the importance of cooperation between \u2062branches of government and \u200dcriticized the NIH \u2064for\u200d failing to provide the requested documents.<\/p>\n<h3>Demands for Leadership Changes\u2064 Information<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the lack of response, the committee is demanding answers regarding recent leadership changes at the NIH. They want to know more about the appointment of\u200c Jeanne Marrazzo \u2063as the new director of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The\u200d committee believes\u2062 that HHS and NIH have \u2063made claims about lawful \u2064appointments without providing any \u200bevidence to support\u2063 these assertions.<\/p>\n<h3>Deadline\u2062 for Sequencing\u200c Data and Grant Funding Information<\/h3>\n<p>The committee \u2063has set a deadline of October 5 for the NIH to\u200b provide\u200c sequencing data from early COVID-19\u2063 cases. \u200dThis data \u200bis crucial for understanding the virus&#8217;s evolution and determining whether it originated from a laboratory \u200dincident or natural \u2062transmission. Additionally,\u2064 the Energy and Commerce and Oversight Committees\u2064 have\u200d demanded more \u200dinformation on \u200bthe NIH&#8217;s grant funding to \u200cthe research organization EcoHealth\u2063 Alliance, which supported coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of\u200b Virology.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200dthese demands, neither HHS\u200d nor the NIH \u2062has responded to requests for comment from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063What is the purpose \u200cof the subpoenas issued by \u2064House Republicans regarding the investigation into COVID-19 origins and what repercussions will\u2064 result if the Department of Health and Human Services\u2063 fails to provide a comprehensive response?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Subpoenas.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 demand from \u200bHouse Republicans comes as\u2063 the debate over the origins of COVID-19 \u2064intensifies.\u200c Many have raised questions about whether\u200c the virus originated in a seafood market in Wuhan, China, or if it potentially escaped from a laboratory. As the world continues to \u200bgrapple with the devastating effects of the pandemic, understanding the true origin\u200c of the virus is crucial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-aapi-hate-which-has-ties-to-chinese-state-media-demands-biden-pause-program-targeting-ccp-spies\/\" title=\"\u2018Stop AAPI Hate,\u2019 Which Has Ties To Chinese State Media, Demands Biden \u2018Pause\u2019 Program Targeting CCP Spies\">preventing future outbreaks<\/a> \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-ratchets-up-conflict-with-health-agencies-over-covid-19-origins-investigation\/\" title=\"House GOP escalates conflict with health agencies over COVID-19 origins probe.\">holding\u2062 responsible parties accountable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, House Republicans expressed their deep concern\u2062 over\u2063 the lack of transparency and \u200ccooperation from\u200d the department regarding\u200c the \u200cinvestigation into COVID-19 origins. They \u2063highlighted the need for a thorough and \u200dunbiased probe into the matter,\u200d noting that it is not only essential for the \u200dscientific community\u2064 but also for the American\u2064 people and the world \u200cat large.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for\u2063 answers is not driven \u200dby a political\u2063 agenda, but rather\u200c a commitment to the\u200d truth and the \u200dprotection\u2064 of public\u200d health.\u2063 House\u200d Republicans emphasized the importance of an objective investigation to prevent the interference\u2064 of outside influences that \u2062could compromise the integrity of\u200b the findings.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also stated\u200c that \u2064if the Department of Health and Human\u2063 Services fails to provide a \u200cprompt and comprehensive response \u200bby the specified deadline, subpoenas will be issued. This demonstrates\u2064 the seriousness of their pursuit\u2063 of the\u2064 truth and their commitment to holding accountable those responsible\u200c for the crisis that has\u2064 upended the lives\u2062 of millions worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2064 House Republicans \u200dstated their intention to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3000-us-troops-deployed-to-red-sea-amid-iranian-attacks-on-merchant-vessels\/\" title=\"3,000 US troops sent to Red Sea due to Iranian attacks on ships.\">work alongside international partners<\/a> to determine the origins of COVID-19. They emphasized\u200d the need for global cooperation and collaboration\u200b to ensure an unbiased and comprehensive investigation. The pursuit of the\u2062 truth \u200dshould not be limited by\u2063 borders or political affiliations, but should \u2062rather be a\u2063 collective effort to safeguard public health.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for answers from HHS \u2063is not without precedent. In May 2020, the House Republicans\u2063 requested documents and information from HHS about COVID-19 origins. \u200cUnfortunately, their previous inquiries were met with evasive responses and a lack of cooperation. This time, House Republicans \u2064are \u200cdetermined \u2063to obtain \u2063the answers they seek, no\u200d matter the level of\u200c resistance they encounter.<\/p>\n<p>As the deadline looms, the eyes of the\u2063 world are on\u200c HHS \u200band its \u200bresponse to the demand for answers. The Biden administration has repeatedly claimed \u2062its \u2063commitment \u2062to transparency, and now is the time to demonstrate it. The American people and\u2063 the\u200c international community deserve to know the full \u200ctruth\u200d about the origins of COVID-19, and\u2064 it is\u200b the\u200d responsibility of HHS \u200bto provide the information necessary to achieve that goal.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans&#8217; demand for answers is not an act of partisan politics, but rather \u200ba call for accountability and justice. The devastating consequences of the pandemic demand nothing\u200b less.\u2063 With the world eagerly \u2063awaiting their \u200cresponse, the \u200bDepartment of Health and Human \u200bServices has\u2062 a responsibility to cooperate \u2064fully and transparently with \u200dthe investigation. Anything less\u2064 would be a disservice to the \u2062American people \u2063and\u2063 the global community.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c conclusion, \u2062the demand from House Republicans for answers regarding the origins of COVID-19 is a crucial step towards uncovering the truth and preventing future outbreaks. The \u2063investigation should be conducted in an\u200c unbiased \u200dmanner, \u2062free from political interference, and with a\u200c commitment to \u200cinternational cooperation. The Department\u2063 of \u200bHealth \u200dand Human Services has been given\u200c a deadline to respond, \u200dand the world\u200c is watching. Now is the time for transparency, accountability, and justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are pressuring the Department of Health and Human Services for answers on their COVID-19 investigation. They want a response by Friday and are ready to issue subpoenas if the Biden administration doesn&#8217;t comply with their requests. 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