Biden hasn't made a decision on COVID origins bill

President Joe Biden said Friday afternoon that he has not decided whether or not he will sign a bill declassifying all information the government has about the origins of COVID-19.

“I haven’t made that decision yet,” he told reporters as he left the White House for another weekend in Wilmington, Delaware.

Earlier Friday, the House voted unanimously for the Biden administration to declassify all information related to the origins of COVID – nearly three years since the Trump administration declared a national emergency due to the pandemic.

The American public is now on the verge of discovering the truth about the start of the virus that triggered widespread lockdowns and restrictions, and how much China is to blame.

The vote passed 419 to 0 on Friday, with all members of Congress backing the attempt to publicize links to the Wuhan lab and documents about the start of the virus.

The bill is now heading to President Biden’s desk after the Senate passed it earlier this month, and Republicans have demanded he sign it for clarification on what happened.

President Joe Biden said Friday afternoon that he has not decided whether or not he will sign a bill declassifying all information the government has about the origins of COVID-19.

The House voted unanimously for the Biden administration to declassify all information related to the origins of COVID – including documents on the investigation into whether it was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (above)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden would “review” the bill, but would not confirm whether he would sign it when asked during his briefing.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden would “review” the bill, but would not confirm whether he would sign it when asked during his briefing.

The bipartisan vote comes two weeks after an Energy Department report said COVID likely leaked from an accidental lab leak in China.

This would require the Director of National Intelligence to release all information declassifying “any information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the coronavirus disease”.

FBI Director Christopher Wray also said on March 1 that the bureau believed the virus most likely originated from a lab accident.

The rest of the US government is divided over theories of the genesis of the pandemic that led to the lockdowns and restrictions.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Biden COVID adviser who retired from government last year, said he still thinks it’s probably a natural occurrence.

However, he insisted he always had an “open mind” about the theories and that the origins may not be known for years, if ever.

He has come under constant scrutiny and earlier this week was accused of trying to exclude experts who supported the lab leak theory because they didn’t match his ” narrative”.

In an interview on Fox News on Thursday, Fauci denied the allegations.

The vote passed 419 to 0 on Friday, with all members of Congress backing the offer to make links to the Wuhan lab and documents about the start of the virus.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Biden COVID adviser who retired from government last year, said he still believes it was likely a natural occurrence

Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced the bill and said passage was the first step to finally holding China accountable.

“Today the House passed my COVID Origins Bill with bipartisan support, sending it to the Speaker’s office,” Hawley said.

“This is an important first step in holding China accountable for this crisis, and I urge President Biden to sign it immediately. The American people deserve to know the truth.

Experts say the true origin of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than a million Americans, may not be known for many years – if ever.

“Transparency is the cornerstone of our democracy,” Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the intelligence committee, said during the debate.