[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRESS MUST INVESTIGATE COVID-19

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, we know that more than 600,000 
Americans and 3.8 million people worldwide have died as a result of 
COVID-19. A recent study found that cases could have been significantly 
reduced around the globe if interventions in China could have been 
conducted just weeks earlier.
  It is a widely accepted fact that China's obstruction and coverup 
cost lives. It is simple: China lied and Americans died.
  Also, despite mounting credible evidence that COVID-19 may have 
actually originated from a Chinese lab, Congress has not held a single 
hearing on the origins of COVID-19.
  I am proud to be one of 200 Republican Members calling for these 
necessary investigations. Americans have a right to know the truth, and 
we must hold China accountable for their COVID coverup.

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