All eyes were on Dr. Anthony Fauci when he testified last month under oath before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Praising him for his leadership, Democrats labeled the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as the victim. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., for example, accused Republicans of wasting “significant time and taxpayer money fueling conspiracy theories.”
To their credit, House Republicans, with a few exceptions, focused on the facts.
The subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, uncovered several issues at the National Institutes of Health (the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is part of the NIH), including a lack of transparency, a flawed grant approval process, and a conflict of interest in protecting EcoHealth Alliance, the controversial firm that subcontracted NIH-funded…
