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House Republicans Demand Answers on NIH Payments to Employees and Companies Involved in COVID-19 Response

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Aug 22, 2023 — 1 min read

Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) led 14 House Republicans in demanding answers from the acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding payments to NIH employees, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, from companies involved in the COVID-19 pandemic response. The lawmakers' letter came after an Open The Books report revealed that NIH employees took $325 million in payments from 2,019 separate companies worldwide. The payments raise national security concerns and potential undue influence of massive healthcare companies over public health agencies.

Key Takeaways:

The letter was signed by 14 House Republicans, including Representative Chip Roy (TX-21), Lance Gooden (TX-5), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and others.
The NIH employees, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, received $325 million in payments from 2,019 separate companies worldwide.
Companies involved in the COVID-19 pandemic response, such as Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, provided payments to NIH scientists.
Dr. Fauci received at least 37 third-party payments from companies, while Dr. Collins received at least 21 third-party payments.
The report highlights general national security concerns regarding the financial ties between the public health apparatus and geopolitical adversaries, including the CCP and companies based in Russia.

Statistics:

$325 million: Total amount of payments received by NIH employees from 2,019 separate companies worldwide.
2,019: Number of companies that provided payments to NIH employees.
265: Number of payments received by NIH employees from Pfizer entities.
207: Number of payments received by NIH employees from Moderna.
37: Number of third-party payments received by Dr. Fauci.
21: Number of third-party payments received by Dr. Collins.

Sources:

United States House of Representatives -- Representative Chip Roy (R-TX)
Open The Books report
MIL OSI USA News (http://milnz.co.nz/mil-osi-aggregation/)

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