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Washington, D.C. — Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a second letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, today asking NIH to produce grant reports and related documents to inform a complete, scientific investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The letter states:

“The Chinese Communist government has not yet allowed Chinese scientists to cooperate with an investigation into COVID-19 origins, and has admitted to destroying samples and records pertinent to such an investigation. Thus, it...

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on President Joe Biden’s border crisis.

Excerpts and highlights from her prepared remarks:

A CRISIS CREATED

“There is a humanitarian crisis, a national security crisis, and a public health crisis at our southern border and the Biden administration is responsible for this historic surge.

“While running for office and since taking his oath, President Biden and his administration have sent a clear message to migrants: our southern border is open, and...

Washington, D.C. — Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent a letter to the Comptroller General of the U.S. Gene Dodaro requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) technology assessment to prevent future pandemics and identify its origins.

The letter asks the GAO about technologies and approaches that are being used to identify and...