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WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Reforming the WHO: Ensuring Global Health Security and Accountability” to examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization (WHO), assess its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore areas for improvement. Three Biden Administration officials from the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were in agreeance ...

Below are Select Subcommittee Chairman Wenstrup’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Today the Select Subcommittee is holding a hearing to examine the future of the World Health Organization.   The World Health Organization is supposed to be the preeminent ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) are pressing former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s top aid, Melissa DeRosa, for answers following recent claims that she was not involved in New York’s deadly COVID-19 nursing home directive. Less than seven hours after the Select Subcommittee requested Ms. DeRosa sit for a transcribed interview and provide documents related to New York’s ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Reforming the WHO: Ensuring Global Health Security and Accountability” to examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization (WHO), assess its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore areas of improvement should a future health crisis arise. As the single largest financial contributor to the WHO, the United States has an elevated interest in ensuring ...

WASHINGTON — Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci will appear before the 118th Congress for the first time for a two-day, transcribed interview on January 8, 2024 and January 9, 2024. Additionally, Dr. Fauci has agreed to testify in front of the Select Subcommittee at a public hearing later next year. The full terms of his testimony are detailed below: A transcribed interview ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) are pressing New York Governor Kathy Hochul to hand over information related to her state’s disastrous COVID-19 nursing home policies after repeated obstruction. Since the start of the pandemic, the Select Subcommittee has sent more than eight letters to Governor Hochul, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Cuomo Administration requesting access to ...

WASHINGTON — After months of intentional stonewalling by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a new subpoena to compel HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Melanie Egorin to appear for a deposition before the Select Subcommittee, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Chairman Wenstrup was joined by Committee on ...

WASHINGTON — The University of Maryland (UMD) reversed its coercive COVID-19 directive after Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and all Majority Members opened an investigation into the University’s policy earlier this month. Under the previous directive, COVID-19 positive students were forced to immediately leave campus and isolate — presumably at their own expense — at a nearby hotel or by boarding a flight home. Effective November 1, ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Ranking Member Raul Ruiz (D-Ca.) have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct an analysis of the international biosafety and biosecurity standards implemented by G20 countries. In a letter to the GAO today, the Chairman and Ranking Member asked Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to provide a comprehensive report comparing the current biosafety and biosecurity standards ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics” by discussing whether current oversight of high-risk laboratories in the United States and abroad are effective, sufficient, and capable of protecting Americans from current and future biological threats. Chairman Wenstrup emphasized the need for global biosecurity and ...