librarians were sending him letters, schoolteachers, did you really write this book? you wouldn't have accepted that prize if you didn't write that book, would you? that's not the right thing to do. >> you can also listen to q&a as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts. >> the white house did not release a weekly address this weekend. however, per presented of when struck -- representative when struck from ohio delivered the republican address on the coronavirus pandemic. rep. wenstrup: i'm brad wenstrup, and i represent ohio's second district in southern and southwestern ohio. and i am excited to deliver this week's republican address. as a doctor and a soldier, i have been focused on helping

americans be pandemic and restore our way of life. presid'p speed was a modern-day miracle, and i was honored when his administration called our gop doctors caucus to help explain for the american people the science, safety and efficacy of our treatments and vaccines. he past few months, i have been in the field administering vaccines and witnessing the ingenuity, resiliency and all-around this of our heroic doctors, nurses, frontline workers and volunteers. if you haven't been vaccinated yet, i encourage you to talk to your doctor about what is best for you. talk to the doctor you know and trust. now that we are closing back in on a normal, we are turning our focus to uncovering the truth of where this horrible virus originated and working to ensure that what happened to hundreds of thousands of americans and people around the world who lost their lives to covid never happens again. we are working to be better prepared to prevent or fight off any illness that threatens us in

the future. led by kevin mccarthy's pillars for transparency and accountability, house republicans are actively fighting for honesty and responsibility. as a member of the intelligence committee, my republican colleagues and i have discovered more and more evidence that suggests the virus known as covid-19 originated from the wuhan institute of virology and china. we have uncovered your taxpayer dollars were funneled to the wuhan lab, the lab conducting sensitive and dangerous research. these experiments are where scientists supercharge pathogens like a virus to make them more contagious and dangerous. as a nation, we should not be funding adversaries engaged in dangerous research that could cause a pandemic. i have introduced legislation to ensure we do not do that. unfortunate, many of our colleagues on the others out of

the aisle don't seem to feel the urgency to find these crucial answers. our republican conference has talented members with a broad range of expertise in many fields. republicans will continue to pursue truth and jobs -- and justice because that is the american way. go

good morning, everyone. i'm al green. it is my honor to call the oversight and investigation subcommittee to order. the title of today's hearing is america on fire. fire being an acronym for