US Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Beijing’s Outbreak Coverup

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questions witnesses during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 03, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) are calling for an international probe into how Beijing’s initial handling of the CCP virus pandemic may have endangered the United States and the rest of the world.

In a resolution introduced in both chambers on March 24, the lawmakers asked Congress to condemn the Chinese regime for its coverup of the outbreak, which “almost certainly” heightened the rapid global spread of the CCP virus, they said.