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Rand Paul Challenges Fauci on Predictions at Senate Hearing

Paul urged a less centralized approach to lifting lockdowns and challenged the wisdom of extending school closures

Rand Paul Challenges Fauci on Predictions at Senate Hearing
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) participates in the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the COVID-19 response, in Washington on May 12, 2020. Win McNamee/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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5/12/2020|Updated: 5/13/2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, clashed with a senator on Tuesday about when to reopen schools in America, acknowledging he did not have the final word on pandemic-related decisions but warning against being “cavalier” about the danger to children.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee that some predictions put forward by experts as to the path of the pandemic are likely to be proven wrong, and challenged the wisdom of extending school closures.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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