(The Center Square) - U.S. senators will vote next week on holding in contempt of Congress the man who led the U.S. response to the global pandemic in 2020.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said senators would vote to determine whether Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute for Allergy and Disease, could be held in contempt of Congress for invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself when answering questions on his role during the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
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