After grilling Fauci on Covid origins, House Republicans want to consider new rules for foreign research
WASHINGTON — House Republicans want to explore tighter inspection and safety requirements for infectious disease work done in foreign labs, following a two-day grilling of former top official Anthony Fauci.
The closed-door briefing — which GOP representatives have clamored for since taking control of the House in the 2022 election — comes just over a year after Fauci stepped down as director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. His retirement did not placate GOP lawmakers, who have demanded answers about Covid’s origins and the societal impact of early shutdowns.
