Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement calling for an immediate investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic:
“There is mounting evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has tragically claimed millions of lives and wrecked our global economy for over a year, originated in a Chinese lab and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) covered it up. President Trump and Secretary Pompeo raised concerns of a COVID-19 lab leak in April of 2020, yet social media companies and traditional news outlets censored the story due to their vitriol hate for our former President.
“There can be no more denying. The United States must immediately launch our own independent investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the CCP is indeed found responsible for the leak and cover up, they must be held accountable on a global level for the needless loss of life.
“Democrats in Congress should immediately join Republicans in our call for an investigation. The American people, and all those around the world who have lost loved ones, deserve answers.”