and that nih was unaware of this continued collaboration certifying eco-health's compliance. this means based on false statements, nih approved federal funding to go toward work by the wind's -- wuhan institute of technology. do you agree the nih must have a regular's grant review process to ensure the grants they provide are responsible use of the federal taxpayer dollars? do you agree the strict review processes are important when evaluating a grantee who is out of compliance and determine if they are still receiving funding? >> yes. >> yes is the answer. september 7, 2021, you wrote to doctor daszak in an e-mail titled for urgent review questions raised by eco-health alliance grant proposal, you wrote do not worry. behind-the-scenes, nih is sticking up for eco-health, proceeded to forward internal nih communications to doctor daszak. what did you mean saying the nih was sticking up for eco-health behind-the-scenes? >> don't remember specifically. >> sounds nefarious, doesn't it? it sounds suspicious. >> it does. >> it is concerning, isn't it? are you regularly colluding wi