WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading the bipartisan effort to create a task force to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak and identify lessons learned regarding U.S. preparedness, response, and recovery to improve our ability to respond to future outbreaks. Ernst, along with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), introdu  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. introduced bipartisan legislation with Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA), calling for a 9/11 style task force to investigate the origins of Covid-19 and the U.S. government's response. The non-partisan commission would take a deeper look at the timing and steps taken throughout the pandemic to make sure an outbrea  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) - members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - today introduced the Classification Reform Act of 2023 and the Sensible Classification Act of 2023 to reform the security classification system in order to reduce over classification, prevent mishandling of classified information, pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today with colleagues announced bipartisan legislation that would reform the security classification system to reduce overclassification, prevent mishandling of classified information, promote better use of intelligence, and enhance public trust. "Public access to government information is vital to a democratic society. Yet, as has been the case for many years, far too many  more