Biden signs 'COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023'



President Joe Biden has signed legislation that calls for declassifying any information pertaining to potential connections between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Today, I am pleased to sign into law S. 619, the 'COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023.' I share the Congress's goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)," Biden said in a statement on Monday. "In 2021, I directed the Intelligence Community to use every tool at its disposal to investigate the origin of COVID-19, and that work is ongoing. We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19's origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics.

"My Administration will continue to review all classified information relating to COVID–19's origins, including potential links to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. In implementing this legislation, my Administration will declassify and share as much of that information as possible, consistent with my constitutional authority to protect against the disclosure of information that would harm national security," Biden said.

The House passed the legislation earlier this month in a 419-0 vote.

The measure calls for the Director of National Intelligence to declassify any material pertaining to potential ties between the Chinese lab and the genesis of the pandemic, and provide Congress with an unclassified report containing that information, though the measure allows for redactions the director deems necessary to shield sources and methods.

This is supposed to include any information related to "activities performed by the Wuhan Institute of Virology with or on behalf of the People's Liberation Army," "coronavirus research or other related activities performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology prior to the outbreak of COVID–19," and information regarding "researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who fell ill in autumn 2019."

It has been around three years since panic over COVID-19 erupted around the globe, leading to draconian measures like lockdowns, mask mandates, and later when vaccines became available, vaccination mandates.

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President Biden signs executive order calling for declassification review and release of some documents related to Sept. 11 attacks



President Joe Biden has signed an executive order calling for declassification reviews of documents pertaining to the infamous Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

"Today, I signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to oversee a declassification review of documents related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's September 11th investigations," the president said in a statement. "The executive order requires the Attorney General to release the declassified documents publicly over the next six months."

The president's move comes a little more than a week before the nation will mark the two decade anniversary of the terror attacks that left thousands dead.

On that day 20 years ago hijackers crashed into New York City's Twin Towers, which both eventually collapsed, and into the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

Another plane went down in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back. It was around 20 minutes by air from the nation's capital.

"We are thrilled to see the President forcing the release of more evidence about Saudi connections to the 9/11 Attacks," Terry Strada, whose husband was killed in the World Trade Center, said in a statement. "We have been fighting the FBI and intelligence community for too long, but this looks like a true turning point."

"President Biden is asking us to trust that the administration will bring justice to the 9/11 community and we certainly hope this is a genuine step forward," Brett Eagleson, whose father was killed in the terror attacks, said in a statement, according to the Guardian. "We will closely watch this process to ensure the justice department and FBI follow through, act in good faith and help our families uncover the truth in our pursuit of justice against the Saudi government. The first test will be on 9/11, and the world will be watching."