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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Thursday that he wouldnt vaccinate his children against COVID-19, expressing concerns about the risk of heart inflammation. I think the risks of the vaccine are greater than the risks of the disease, Paul told The Hill. The risks of the disease are almost non-existent. The licensed doctor also suggested that there was room to debate the number of vaccines young people should receive, but insisted that giving a young patient three jabs was malpractice, due to the risk of myocarditis. I dont think theres any evidence to give three vaccines, he said. The American Heart Association has said that myocarditis has been observed in about 1 in 15,000 men aged between 16 and 19 who have received three COVID shots, and that such cases are almost always mild, with patients recovering in a matter of days. Paul has long been skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines and pandemic mitigation measures, and notably called for people to resist government policies for fighting the virus in August 2021. They cant arrest all of us, he said at the time.

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WASHINGTON The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure.

Senators rejected the amendment 86-9 as they are debating a separate repeal of two authorizations of military force in Iraq. There is broad bipartisan support to withdraw that congressional approval granted in 1991 and 2002 for military strikes against Saddam Husseins regime.

While those two authorizations are rarely used and focused on just one country, Iraq, the 2001 measure gave President George W. Bush broad authority for the invasion of Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism, approving force against those nations, organizations, or persons that planned or aided the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Passed in September 2001, it is still used to this day to justify U.S. military action against terror groups including al-Qaida and its affiliates, such as ISIS and al-Shabab that are deemed to be a threat against America.

The 2002 measure that launched the invasion of Iraq 20 years ago this week has been used much less frequently, and supporters of repealing it say it is vulnerable to abuse. President Joe Biden has said he supports that repeal.

Senators in both parties said they might be open to eventually replacing the 2001 authorization for the war on terror and narrowing its authority, but they argued that it should not be fully repealed. We have not yet had that substantive discussion, said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., ahead of the amendment vote.

Paul said that by repealing only the Iraq authorizations, Congress is missing the point since Husseins regime no longer exists. By leaving the 2001 measure in place, Congress is keeping the authorization that approves war everywhere, all the time, he said.

The Senate is expected to vote next week to repeal the two Iraq measures. In a test vote this week, 19 Republicans voted with Democrats to move forward on the legislation.

Its unclear whether leaders in the Republican-controlled House will bring the bill up for a vote, even if it passes the Senate. Forty-nine House Republicans supported the legislation repealing the Iraq authorities when then-majority Democrats held a vote two years ago, but current House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., opposed it then.

McCarthy signaled this week that he is open to supporting the measure, but its unclear whether House Republicans will move the Senate bill without any changes. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said he is interested in replacing the two Iraq authorizations instead of just repealing them, a move that is unlikely to have support in the Senate.

McCaul met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday on the authorizations of military force and other issues.

Im going to be for replacement, he said coming out of that meeting. Ill see what the leadership does.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, the lead Democratic author of the Senate bill to repeal the Iraq authorizations, said he believes bipartisan support in the House could move votes. Noting McCarthys new openness, he said he views the House as getting better and better every day on the issue.

Kaine and Indiana Sen. Todd Young, the Indiana Republican who is also leading the push, have argued that repeal will help the United States strategic partnership with Iraq.

That relationship I think is not lost on some of the members who were now willing to vote for repeal, Kaine said.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci, saying the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases used his position to weaponize the government in a cover-up regarding the origin of the coronavirus.

This guy weaponized the NIAD. He weaponized it to get his supporters, Paul explained to Jesse Watters Primetime. At first, they said, My goodness. It came from a lab. And then, all of a sudden, they changed their mind. They got more money. They got more grants.

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He used that grant-making authority who gets it and he weaponized government to get what he wanted, Paul added. And that was the cover-up.

On Wednesday, Paul questioned Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel as he appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

Bancel defended Modernas plans to raise the price of itsCOVID-19vaccine fivefold once it shifts to the private market. The pharmaceutical CEO also denied increased risks of myocarditis for young men between the ages of 16 and 24.

Paul disputed Bancels stance and entered six peer-reviewed studies into the committees record as evidence.

I didnt find him to be forthcoming or honest, particularly about the myocarditis risk, Paul told Watters. The thing is they are not being honest because obviously, they are self-interested, and they love the mandates.

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Paul further blasted Fauci for benefiting from the policies he made as the former chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden.

In September, watchdog group OpenTheBooks issued a report noting Faucis net worth just about doubled during the pandemic.

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WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure.

Senators rejected the amendment 86-9 as they are debating a separate repeal of two authorizations of military force in Iraq. There is broad bipartisan support to withdraw that congressional approval granted in 1991 and 2002 for military strikes against Saddam Husseins regime.

While those two authorizations are rarely used and focused on just one country, Iraq, the 2001 measure gave President George W. Bush broad authority for the invasion of Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism, approving force against those nations, organizations, or persons that planned or aided the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Passed in September 2001, it is still used to this day to justify U.S. military action against terror groups including al-Qaida and its affiliates, such as ISIS and al-Shabab that are deemed to be a threat against America.

The 2002 measure that launched the invasion of Iraq 20 years ago this week has been used much less frequently, and supporters of repealing it say it is vulnerable to abuse. President Joe Biden has said he supports that repeal.

Senators in both parties said they might be open to eventually replacing the 2001 authorization for the war on terror and narrowing its authority, but they argued that it should not be fully repealed. We have not yet had that substantive discussion, said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., ahead of the amendment vote.

Paul said that by repealing only the Iraq authorizations, Congress is missing the point since Husseins regime no longer exists. By leaving the 2001 measure in place, Congress is keeping the authorization that approves war everywhere, all the time, he said.

The Senate is expected to vote next week to repeal the two Iraq measures. In a test vote this week, 19 Republicans voted with Democrats to move forward on the legislation.

Its unclear whether leaders in the Republican-controlled House will bring the bill up for a vote, even if it passes the Senate. Forty-nine House Republicans supported the legislation repealing the Iraq authorities when then-majority Democrats held a vote two years ago, but current House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., opposed it then.

McCarthy signaled this week that he is open to supporting the measure, but its unclear whether House Republicans will move the Senate bill without any changes. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said he is interested in replacing the two Iraq authorizations instead of just repealing them, a move that is unlikely to have support in the Senate.

McCaul met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday on the authorizations of military force and other issues.

Im going to be for replacement, he said coming out of that meeting. Ill see what the leadership does.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, the lead Democratic author of the Senate bill to repeal the Iraq authorizations, said he believes bipartisan support in the House could move votes. Noting McCarthys new openness, he said he views the House as getting better and better every day on the issue.

Kaine and Indiana Sen. Todd Young, the Indiana Republican who is also leading the push, have argued that repeal will help the United States strategic partnership with Iraq.

That relationship I think is not lost on some of the members who were now willing to vote for repeal, Kaine said.

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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro, Ellen Knickmeyer and Lolita Baldor contributed to this report.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) are teaming up on legislation to scrap the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which was led by Dr. Anthony Fauci for just shy of four decades.

NIAID is an agency that operates under the umbrella of the National Institutes of Health and seeks to develop treatments and countermeasures to infectious diseases. Under the NIH Reform Act announced Thursday, Paul and Roy are seeking to divvy up the NIAID into three separate research institutions.

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Weve 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 said in a statement. This will create accountability and oversight into a taxpayer-funded position that has largely abused its power."

The three successor institutions to NIAID would be the National Institute of Allergic Diseases, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases. Directors of each agency must be confirmed via the Senate and would be capped at two five-year terms under the proposal.

Paul frequently grilled and sparred with Fauci over his counsel and activity surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, Paul alleged that Fauci "weaponized the NIAID."

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. Faucis taxpayer-funded bully pulpit into three separate agencies," Roy said.

A press release for the NIH Reform Act likened Fauci's tenure to that of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, who was notorious for weaponizing the FBI against political foes.

"In the aftermath of J. Edgar Hoovers decades-long tenure as head of the FBI, Congress passed a law in 1976 limiting the FBI Director to a single 10-year term," the release said. "Congress must enact the NIH Reform Act to ensure that one official cannot claim the unquestioned authority to dictate the governmental responses to public health questions."

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Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) co-sponsored the bill. Fauci stepped down as the head of the NIAID and as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser late last year.

The Washington Examiner contacted an NIAID representative for comment.

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