20
September 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Investigating COVID-19 and the China Coverup

Virtual Event | Investigating COVID-19 and the China Coverup

Past Event
Online Only
September 20, 2021
20
September 2021
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Kevin Brock

Senior Fellow, Center for Financial Stability

Diane Cutler

Detailee, House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Tom DiNanno

Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute

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David Asher

Senior Fellow

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John P. Walters

President and CEO

Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 9:45 a.m. EDT, Monday, September 20. Register for the event here

The U.S. government’s paltry gestures toward investigating the origins of COVID-19 show a disturbing lack of appreciation for the gravity of this question. More than 600,000 Americans have died from COVID-19—approximately half the total number killed in all American wars—yet the government has not even begun to utilize the many investigative tools at its disposal to get to the bottom of how this virus emerged or the reasons for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) cover-up. To prevent future pandemics and protect the people of the United States from further harm, it is vital to pursue serious, comprehensive investigations that are not bound by artificial timelines, but committed to discovering the truth above all else. How should this be executed? What are the barriers and opportunities to doing so?

Join Hudson Institute CEO John Walters, Senior Fellow David Asher, Adjunct Fellow Tom DiNanno and expert panelists Kevin Brock and Diane Cutler for this timely conversation.

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