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House votes 419-0 to declassify ALL information about COVID origins
House votes 419-0 to force Biden administration to declassify ALL information about COVID origins and the Wuhan lab leaks: Bill now heads to President’s desk
The House has voted unanimously for the Biden administration to declassify all information related to the origins of COVID.
The vote passed 419-0 on Friday, with all member of Congress backing the bid to make links to the Wuhan lab and documents on the beginning of the virus public.
The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature after the Senate passed it earlier this month.
It would require the Director of National Intelligence to release all information the declassification of ‘any and all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the Coronavirus Disease.’
The vote comes two weeks after a Department of Energy report stated that COVID likely leaked from an accidental lab leak in China.
The House has voted unanimously to for the Biden administration to declassify all information related to the origins of COVID – including documents on the investigation into whether it leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (above)
FBI Director Christopher Wray also said on March 1 that the bureau relieves the virus most likely came from a lab accident.
The rest of the U.S. government is split on theories of the genesis of the pandemic that led to lockdowns and restrictions.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the Biden COVID advisor who retired from the government last year, has said he still believes it was likely a natural occurrence.
However, he has insisted he still has an ‘open mind’ on the theories and the origins may not be known for years, if ever.
He has faced constant scrutiny, and earlier this week was accused of trying to shut out experts who backed the lab leak theory because they didn’t fit into his ‘narrative’.
In an interview on Fox News on Thursday, Fauci denied the allegations.
Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who introduced the bill, said the passage was the first step in finally holding China accountable.
‘Today the House passed my COVID origins bill with bipartisan support, sending it to the President’s desk,’ said Senator Hawley.
‘This is a great first step in holding China accountable for this crisis, and I urge President Biden to sign it immediately. The American people deserve to know the truth.’
The vote passed 419-0 on Friday, with all member of Congress backing the bid to make links to the Wuhan lab and documents on the beginning of the virus public
Dr Anthony Fauci, the Biden COVID advisor who retired from the government last year, has said he still believes it was likely a natural occurrence
U.S. intelligence agencies are divided over whether a lab leak or a spillover from animals is the likely source of the deadly virus.
Experts say the true origin of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 1 million Americans, may not be known for many years — if ever.
‘Transparency is a cornerstone of our democracy,’ said Rep. Jim Himes, of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, during the debate.
