Sen. Marshall Calls for Halt to Gain-of-Function Studies, Funding of Chinese Research

The senator says Americans don’t understand that the scientific community in China works hand-in-hand with the ruling communist regime and its military.

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) speaks on border security and Title 42 during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 11, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

It has been four years since patients sickened with unexplained pneumonia started appearing at hospitals in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. However, U.S. policymakers are still investigating how COVID-19 emerged in the country.

To keep it from happening again, the United States needs to suspend gain-of-function research and stop federal dollars from flowing into studies in China, according to Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.).