Sen. Rand Paul Wants to Investigate Origins of COVID-19
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, right, greets a man attending a campaign rally for the Kentucky Republican on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Smithfield, Ky. At the rally, Paul promised to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake the Senate and he lands a committee chairmanship. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)
Sunday, 01 May 2022 06:01 AM
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised Saturday to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake the Senate and he lands a committee chairmanship.
Speaking to supporters at a campaign rally, the libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican denounced what he sees as government overreach in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He applauded a recent judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs.
"Last week I was on an airplane for the first time in two years and didn’t have to wear a mask,” he said, drawing cheers from the partisan crowd. “And you know what I saw in the airport? I saw at least 97% of the other free individuals not wearing masks.”
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