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House Republicans Demand Answers on NIH Payments to Employees, Including Fauci

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Aug 23, 2023 — 1 min read

Representative Chip Roy led 14 House Republicans in sending a letter to the acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding payments made to NIH employees, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, from companies directly connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and those that profited from the COVID-19 pandemic response. The letter comes after an Open The Books report revealed that NIH employees received $325 million in payments from 2,019 separate companies worldwide. The lawmakers expressed concern over national security and potential undue influence of massive healthcare companies over public health agencies.

Key Takeaways:

14 House Republicans, led by Representative Chip Roy, demanded answers from the NIH acting director regarding payments to employees, including Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The lawmakers were concerned about national security and potential undue influence of companies like Moderna, Pfizer, BioNTech US, and Johnson & Johnson over public health agencies.
Dr. Fauci received at least 37 third-party payments from companies, while Dr. Collins received at least 21 third-party payments.
The Open The Books report revealed that NIH employees received $325 million in payments from 2,019 separate companies worldwide.
265 of the payments were from Pfizer entities, and 207 were from Moderna.
The lawmakers mentioned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and companies based in Russia as geopolitical adversaries with financial ties to the NIH public health apparatus.

Statistics:

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

Sources:

Open The Books report
Letter from Representative Chip Roy and 14 House Republicans to the NIH acting director

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