Now that ENERGY has confirmed with 'low confidence' that thew novel coronavirus began from a lab leak in Wuhan, House GOP are divided on what their next steps should be. Do they go after China for letting it happen, or the White House for ignoring it?
The new report from the Energy Department concluded that the virus stemmed from natural transmission but was leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China — a theory long debated since the start of the pandemic and now has Congress split on how to handle the reports.Some GOP lawmakers are taking a China-focused approach, hoping the new report will breathe life into legislation that failed to gain traction last year.
Sen. Mike Braun said to Politico that the Energy Department report could be a “breakthrough” for his legislation to declassify intelligence around the virus's origin. The new COVID-19 lab leak information “reinforces the vigilance we’re going to have to have vis a vis China on just about every front,” Sen. Todd Young said to Politico. “It takes a little time to get momentum, but you’re going to see a lot of fresh China-countering policies from this Congress.”
"So, when we look at the pandemic and talk about assigning blame, I think most of us have already assigned it,” he continued.
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