They’re calling it the NIH Reform Act…
According to an exclusive report from The Daily Caller, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) have introduced a bill that would split the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) into three separate national research institutes.
These institutes would be led by directors appointed by the President but confirmed by the Senate —no more unvetted bureaucrats running the country, shutting down schools and businesses based on a very narrow definition of “science.”
The directors would also be limited to two 5-year terms.
The three new institutes would be the National Institute of Allergic Diseases, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases.
“We’ve learned a lot over the past few years, but one lesson, in particular, is that no one person should be deemed ‘dictator-in-chief.’ No one person should have unilateral authority to make decisions for millions of Americans,” Paul told The Daily Caller.
“To ensure that ineffective, unscientific lockdowns and mandates are never foisted on the American people ever again, I’ve introduced this bill to eliminate Dr. Anthony Fauci’s previous position as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and divide the role into three separate new institutes. This will create accountability and oversight into a taxpayer-funded position that has largely abused its power and has been responsible for many failures and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added.
“From the earliest days of the pandemic, unaccountable public health bureaucracies proved themselves far more adept at ruining lives than saving them. Never again should a single individual, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, wield unchecked power and influence over the lives of the American people. Breaking up Dr. Fauci’s taxpayer-funded bully pulpit into three separate agencies — and requiring Senate confirmation for all their future directors — is one of many actions necessary to allow the American people to hold public health agencies accountable,” Roy, who introduced an identical House version of the bill, said in a statement.
Cosponsors of the bill include Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).
Preventing another Fauci is a worthy endeavor —let’s see if these lawmakers can get it done.
