U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., joined other Republicans in the U.S. Senate in sending a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) requesting information ahead of a congressional hearing to investigate the WHO’s role in helping Communist China cover up information regarding the threat of the coronavirus.
Scott joined Republican U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Martha McSally of Arizona , Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Steve Daines of Montana, Todd Young of Indiana and Joni Ernst of Iowa on the letter which can be read below.
Dear Dr. Tedros:
We write regarding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) role in helping the Chinese Communist Party cover up information regarding the threat of the Coronavirus. Despite calls from Congress for the WHO to complete its own in-depth analysis on the extent of the coronavirus, we are unaware of any action thus far.
Ahead of an anticipated congressional hearing, we write today to request information regarding the WHO’s failed and delayed response to the coronavirus. American taxpayers fund the WHO, and it is up to us to make sure those taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely. Therefore, we ask that you please address the follow questions:
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- What protocols and procedures did the WHO have in place for epidemics, suspected pandemics and pandemics prior to December 2019?
- Please outline what steps were taken by the WHO, in accordance with protocols and procedures for epidemics, suspected pandemics and pandemics, as a result of the coronavirus.
- When did the WHO first know China had cases of a potential “SARS-like virus”?
- When did the WHO team first arrive in China to start investigating the coronavirus?
- Who at the WHO was in charge of coordinating coronavirus response with the Chinese Communist Party?
- Do any members of WHO leadership receive financial compensation outside of their WHO salaries? If so, please describe.
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In addition, we would like to request all records and documents from WHO leadership containing the following information from October 1, 2019 to March 12, 2020:
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- Electronic records, emails, hard drives and text messages related to the coronavirus.
- Any printed documents related to the coronavirus.
- Data compiled, analyzed and requested from the Chinese Communist Party related to coronavirus.
- Data received from the Chinese Communist Party related to coronavirus.
- Documents describing your research related to the coronavirus.
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WHO Leadership includes:
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- WHO Director-General
- Chef de Cabinet
- Executive Directors
- Chief Scientist
- Assistant Directors-General
- Advisors to the Directors-General
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American taxpayers deserve answers about how their taxpayer dollars are spent, and whether Congress should continue to spend millions of dollars every year to fund the WHO. Please provide your response by Monday, April 27.
Author
Lee
April 15, 2020, 1:58 pm at 1:58 pm
Most of those questions should be asked of the Senate Republicans signing the letter. What did they do to plan for a pandemic? When did they know how potentially dangerous this virus was? (Before or after some of them sold stock in affected industries?) This is just the same deflection of responsibility Trump is using. We deserve better.