The House Intelligence Committee passed its version of a Senate-approved bill that would force the Biden administration to declassify information about the coronavirus’ origins.
that would force the Biden administration to declassify information about the coronavirus’ origins — including its ties to a Chinese lab.
So far, the White House has made no indication that the president would veto legislation, meaning Americans could be one step closer to learning what intelligence officials know about where the virus came from. The legislation is the result of bipartisan work and it is expected to pass with overwhelming support. The Senate approved the same measure last week by unanimous vote.The House bill’s passage would provide “a unique insight as to what was happening at biosafety level laboratory in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and early 2020,” Turner said. “The laboratory and who was working there might be the key to unraveling the truth.
from a Chinese lab. The release of the information — and lack thereof — may help reveal why the Energy Department only did so with “low confidence.”
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