GOP senator plans to introduce 'Fauci Act' after clash at hearing
By Lexi Lonas - 01/13/22 07:22 PM EST
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) plans to introduce the “Fauci Act” after he clashed with infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci at a Senate hearing this week.
Marshall will be introducing the Financial Accountability for Uniquely Compensated Individuals (FAUCI) Act after he said Fauci’s records were not readily accessible to the public, a spokesperson for the senator told The Hill.
The Fauci Act would require the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) website to provide the financial records of administration officials like Fauci and a list of those in the government whose financial records are not public.
The move comes after Fauci was caught on a hot mic calling Marshall a “moron” for not knowing the Chief White House medical adviser's financial records were public.
"I don't understand why you're asking me that question," Fauci said at the hearing after being questioned by Marshall about the records. "My financial disclosure is public knowledge and has been so for the last 37 years or so."
"All you have to do is ask for it," Fauci added. "You're so misinformed, it's extraordinary."
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