WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III requesting additional information on the DoD's failure to track the usage of taxpayer funding for risky virus research   more