{"id":2124525,"date":"2023-12-13T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T01:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-biden-claimed-to-defund-wuhan-lab-senate-republicans-move-to-finish-the-job\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T20:57:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T01:57:44","slug":"months-after-biden-claimed-to-defund-wuhan-lab-senate-republicans-move-to-finish-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-biden-claimed-to-defund-wuhan-lab-senate-republicans-move-to-finish-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans aim to complete the defunding of the Wuhan Lab, months after Biden&#8217;s initial claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fmonths-after-biden-claimed-to-defund-wuhan-lab-senate-republicans-move-to-finish-the-job%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=2124525&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Months After Biden Claimed to Defund Wuhan Lab, Senate Republicans Move To Finish The Job\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/billboard-truck-circles-los-angeles-times-office-humiliates-reporter-who-covered-for-hamas\" data-post-url id=\"print-1838157\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>          \u2064   The\u200c Wuhan\u2062 Institute \/ Getty Images<br \/>\n  \u200b     \u2063<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Months\u200d After Biden Claimed\u200b to Defund Wuhan Lab, Senate Republicans Move To Finish\u200d The Job<\/h2>\n<p>The Chinese lab widely believed to be the origin of the\u200b coronavirus continued to receive federal funds even after the White House\u200b announced\u2062 their \u200dfunding had \u200bbeen cut off. However, Senator Joni Ernst is determined \u2063to \u200bchange that.<\/p>\n<h3>Ernst\u2063 Takes Action<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican \u2064from Iowa, has attached an amendment to the \u200cNational Defense\u200d Authorization Act. This\u2064 amendment, which was \u2063passed by the Senate on Wednesday, prohibits the Department of Defense from providing funds to\u2064 the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab or its U.S.\u200b partner, EcoHealth Alliance. Despite the\u2062 Biden administration&#8217;s announcement in\u2064 July that \u200bthe Wuhan Institute of Virology had \u200bbeen defunded, the reality was\u200d that only funding\u2062 from \u2062the Department of Health\u2062 and Human Services had been blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst expressed \u2064her disbelief at the fact that the Wuhan lab \u200dhad multiple avenues to receive federal funding,\u200d including \u200cfrom\u200d the Department of Defense.\u200d She called it &#8220;absolutely ridiculous&#8221; and\u2063 &#8220;unbelievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>An Audit to Uncover the Truth<\/h3>\n<p>Ernst&#8217;s amendment also requires the Pentagon to\u2062 investigate \u2062whether \u2064any of the $46\u2063 million it has allocated\u200c to EcoHealth Alliance since 2008 has \u2063been directed to the Wuhan \u2063Institute of Virology. The measure\u2064 mandates a 10-year audit\u200c to determine the extent \u2063of money diverted to the Wuhan lab and other Chinese\u2062 institutions for the study of\u2063 dangerous viruses.<\/p>\n<p>Prior \u2064to the pandemic, EcoHealth Alliance provided $600,000 \u2062in taxpayer funds to the Wuhan Institute \u2064of Virology for research on\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-coronavirus-cases-wont-spread-widely-after-admitting-to-nationwide-outbreak\/\" title=\"China Claims Coronavirus Cases Won't 'Spread Widely' After Admitting to Nationwide Outbreak\">viruses closely related<\/a> to \u2064the one\u2064 that causes COVID-19. This collaboration involved\u2064 working closely with Chinese citizens who were the \u200dfirst known cases \u2062of\u2062 the disease in 2019, including a researcher specializing in modifying coronaviruses to bind \u200bto human cells. The funds granted by EcoHealth Alliance originated from grants \u2063from the National\u2064 Institutes \u200bof Health.<\/p>\n<h3>The Need for Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>The Government Accountability Office highlighted\u200d in April that the \u2063lack of comprehensive reporting makes it impossible to determine the\u200d full extent of federal\u2062 funding delivered to Chinese entities. Ernst \u200demphasized the importance of an \u2062audit \u200bto ensure transparency and\u2062 prevent funds from being used against the United States. She \u200bstated that the Department of Defense must be\u200b held accountable for where the money is\u200b going.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the ongoing\u200b allocation of \u2064federal funds to the Wuhan Lab despite claims of defunding raise concerns about transparency and accountability?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Lab or any other Chinese entities that have ties to the\u200c lab. The move comes months after President Biden announced that funding for the Wuhan Lab had\u200b been\u2062 cut off.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment \u2063proposed by Senator Ernst\u200d sends a clear message \u200bthat the United States will not support institutions that may have played a role in the origins \u2064of\u200d the coronavirus pandemic. The Wuhan Lab has been the subject \u2063of intense \u200cscrutiny and speculation regarding its \u200bpotential involvement in the outbreak of the\u200c virus.<\/p>\n<p>The fact\u2063 that federal funds were still being allocated to the \u2062lab despite claims \u200dof defunding raises serious\u2062 questions about \u2064transparency and accountability.\u2062 Senator Ernst&#8217;s amendment aims to rectify this situation and\u2064 ensure \u2063that \u2063taxpayer dollars are \u200cnot being used \u200dto fund\u200d institutions\u2063 that could pose a threat to \u2064public health and national security.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to attach the\u2062 amendment to\u2062 the National\u2064 Defense Authorization Act highlights the\u2063 importance of\u2064 addressing this issue within the broader context of national defense. The\u2064 origins of the coronavirus pandemic have\u2062 had a profound impact on global security and the economy, making it crucial to take decisive action.<\/p>\n<p>While the amendment has \u200dbeen\u2064 passed by the Senate, it still needs to be approved by the House of \u200dRepresentatives before it can become law. This bipartisan effort to defund the Wuhan Lab underscores the widespread recognition that accountability is essential in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-fda-commissioner-encourages-investigation-into-the-origins-of-covid-19\/\" title=\"Fmr. FDA commissioner encourages investigation into the origins of COVID-19\">preventing future pandemics<\/a> and protecting public health.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth \u200dnoting that the investigation into the origins \u200dof\u2064 the\u2063 coronavirus is ongoing, and it is vital to remain objective and open to evidence as it emerges. The goal should not\u2063 be to assign blame, but rather to ensure that\u2064 lessons \u2062are\u200b learned and necessary measures are taken \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-homeless-zone-must-be-cleared-in-45-days-after-judge-drops-the-hammer-on-city-officials\/\" title=\"Judge orders city officials to clear massive homeless 'zone' within 45 days.\">prevent similar crises<\/a> in the \u2064future.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the amendment proposed by Senator Ernst, there \u2062are calls for further investigations into the origins of the coronavirus, including the possibility of a lab leak. \u2062These investigations should be conducted independently and \u200cwith international cooperation\u2064 to arrive at an accurate understanding \u200cof what transpired.<\/p>\n<p>As the world continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, it\u2064 is imperative\u200b to address the\u2062 issue of the lab&#8217;s funding and potential involvement. The\u2064 proposed amendment by Senator Ernst represents a significant step towards \u2063achieving accountability and preventing future risks to public health.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, months after President Biden claimed to defund\u2062 the Wuhan Lab, Senate Republicans\u2062 have taken action to finish the \u200djob. Senator Joni Ernst&#8217;s amendment, passed \u200dby the\u2063 Senate, seeks to prohibit \u2063the \u2062Department of Defense from providing funds to the \u2062lab or any other Chinese entities connected \u2063to it. This\u200c move emphasizes the need for accountability\u2064 and transparency in addressing the \u200borigins of\u2064 the pandemic.\u200b As the \u200bamendment awaits approval by the House of Representatives, it is essential to continue investigations into the origins of the coronavirus independently \u2062and with international cooperation. The goal is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-appears-to-snub-biden-multiple-times-as-president-visits-city\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor seemingly ignores Biden during his visit to the city.\">prevent\u2064 future crises<\/a> and protect\u2062 public \u2062health and\u200d national security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wuhan lab, suspected as the virus origin, received federal funds despite White House claims of cutoff. 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