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I maintain that the techniques that the NIH funded in Wuhan to create enhanced pathogens may also have been used to create COVID-19. The American people deserve to know how this pandemic started, and to know if the NIH funded research that may have caused this pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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If COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan lab, it would be a laboratory-created virus that the Wuhan scientists have not yet, and are unlikely ever, to reveal. — PolitiTweet.org

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First, no one – not myself or anyone I’m aware of – argues that a recombinant super-virus that has been published in scientific journals is COVID-19 or a close relative. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today we will also consider whether gain of function research was being performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. — PolitiTweet.org

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Such broad criterion gives one sole committee, comprised of an unknown group of bureaucrats, the power to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on a single preemptive guess – with potentially devastating consequences. — PolitiTweet.org

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In other words, a project is not gain of function if the review committee is unsure if a recombinant virus will create a future pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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The P3CO approves or denies projects from receiving federal funding based on whether the pathogen is considered to be a “credible source of a potential future human pandemic,” and if “the potential risks as compared to the potential benefits to society are justified.” — PolitiTweet.org

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3.) whether the definition of gain of function research is applied consistently by the Department of Health and Human Services P3CO review committee, which is responsible for evaluating the risks & benefits of such research. We’ll also discuss how this P3CO committee operates. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today we will discuss 1.) what gain of function research entails, 2.) how gain of function research is defined, and... — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite all we have learned about the potential risks of this particular method of research, this is the first congressional hearing on the subject. — PolitiTweet.org

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Gain of function research is a controversial scientific research method involving the manipulation of pathogens to give them a new aspect or ability, such as making viruses more transmissible or dangerous to humans. — PolitiTweet.org

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We will hear from a panel of three witnesses, all of whom are extraordinarily accomplished experts in the scientific community. We are grateful for that work, and we are grateful to each of you for taking the time to appear here with us this afternoon. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today I am hosting a hearing as Ranking Member of the HSGAC Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight to discuss, as our name implies, the emerging threat posed by gain of function research. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @juliemason: Sen. @RandPaul leads a hearing this afternoon on gain-of-function research, in which a virus (like Covid) can be geneticall… — PolitiTweet.org

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We're Finally Having a Hearing About Labs Super Charging Viruses https://t.co/5tYfgB7aHu — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dcexaminer: Today's hearing being lead by @RandPaul is an important matter that many Democratic politicians have largely ignored given… — PolitiTweet.org

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Today at 2:30PM I'll be holding an important hearing on gain-of-function research. Don't miss it! https://t.co/XUVJeS4mrk — PolitiTweet.org

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Are we doomed? “Some people prefer to use gender-neutral pronouns, such as ne, ve, ze/zie, and xe." https://t.co/QuuZXjjEGc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RealMacReport: Sen. Rand Paul: "Tomorrow we will have the first gain of function hearing. The first exploration of this topic in two ye… — PolitiTweet.org

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Joining @BretBaier shortly on @FoxNews - tune in! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HannahDCox: Increasingly, all facts point to the lab leak theory as the origins of COVID-19. …a lab leak that very well could have ste… — PolitiTweet.org

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The heroism of the @kentuckyguard has been nothing less than astonishing. I’m grateful for their work and the work of countless other agencies currently working to save lives in Eastern Kentucky. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dcexaminer: Our regulatory regime is holding back American innovation and making public health crises worse, writes Sen. @RandPaul. Th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @votetimscott: I'm endorsing @RandPaul because he is a fierce defender of liberty and always puts Kentucky and the American people first… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HannahDCox: Millions of people dead. Billions of resources wasted. Countless lies about our taxpayer funded animal testing. And the glo… — PolitiTweet.org

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This has been over a year-long process of getting Congressional Democrats to finally agree to a hearing, which will also be the first Congressional hearing on gain-of-function research. https://t.co/XUVJeS4mrk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KentuckyEM: People affected by the flooding that began July 26 do not need to wait to begin cleanup efforts but should document and sav… — PolitiTweet.org

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“On Aug. 3, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will once again try to determine the origins of COVID-19.” https://t.co/sVJyRSYdsk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kychrismcdaniel: It was great seeing ⁦@RandPaul⁩ at ⁦@CrestviewHills⁩ last Friday. I appreciate the time he takes to meet with local of… — PolitiTweet.org