Should Congress require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information about the potential origins of COVID-19?

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COVID-19 Origin Act (S. 619)
This bill has Passed the House of Representatives
Bill Summary

This bill would require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information about the origins of COVID-19 to the general public, including any potential link between Wuhan and the Origin of COVID-19, such as the date researchers were symptomatic, and any potential links between the researchers and international travel. Sponsor: Sen. Josh Hawley (Republican, Missouri)
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Opponents say

•   "We believe in letting committees of jurisdiction guide the discussions ahead, working with the administration and asking the administration tough questions. And when we can do that in a way that can be shared with the American public we will, but declassification conversations are best left to the executive." Source: Rep. Pete Aguilar (Democrat, California, District 33)

Proponents say

•   "For nearly three years, anyone asking whether COVID-19 originated as a lab leak outbreak was silenced and branded as a conspiracy theorist. Now these prudent skeptics stand vindicated. The Biden administration must immediately declassify all intelligence reports pertaining to the origins of COVID-19 and the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The American people deserve to know the truth." Source: Sen. Josh Hawley (Republican, Missouri)


•   "It’s been three years since COVID-19 upended our lives and we’re still asking basic questions about the origins of this virus. That’s unacceptable. The question of how this pandemic began is the most important question in the world, and we should not continue to waste precious time waiting for the Chinese Communist Party to suddenly cooperate with U.S. officials and open up access to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. It’s time for Congress to act and force the administration to declassify the relevant intelligence surrounding the pandemic." Source: Rep. Mike Gallagher (Republican, Wisconsin, District 8)

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