Jim Jordan faces off with Dr. Fauci in explosive hearing

Thank you, Mr Chairman Dr. Fauci when is the time when is the time well in your written statement you say now is not the time to pull back on masking physical distancing and avoiding congregate settings when is the time when do Americans get their freedom back can you put your microphone please all right when we get the level of infection in this country low enough that it is not a really high what is low enough give me a number I mean we had 15 days to slow the spread turn into one year of lost liberty what metrics what measures what has to happen before Americans get more freedoms my message Congressman Jordan is to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as we possibly can to get the level of infection in this country low that it is no longer a threat that is when and I believe when that happens you will see what determines when I'm sorry what what measure I mean are we just going to continue this forever when does when does when do we get to the point what measure what standard what objective outcome do we have to reach before before Americans get their liberty and freedoms back you know you're indicating liberty and freedom I look at it as a public health measure to prevent people from dying and going to the hospital you don't think Americans liberties have been threatened the last year Dr. Fauci they've been assaulted their liberties have I don't look at this as a liberty thing Congressman Jordan well that's obvious as a public health thing but I disagree with you on that the Constitution is suspended during during a virus during a pandemic it's certainly not this will end for sure when we get the level of infection very low it is now at such a high level there's a threat again of major suffering Dr. Fauci over the last year Americans first Amendment rights have been completely attacked your right to go to church your right to assemble your right to petition your government freedom of the press, freedom of speech have all been assaulted for a year now Americans haven't been able to go to church even today when they go to church are limiting the size of worshippers who can meet your right to assemble Oh my goodness we had a curfew last fall in Ohio you had to be in your home at 10:00 in Pennsylvania, you had to be in your home when you're in your home you had to wear a mask in Vermont when you're in your home you didn't have to wear a mask Dr. Fauci because you weren't allowed to have people over to your House Yeah Congressman John your ability to petition your government for a year for a year American citizens haven't been able to come to their capital to petition their government to talk to their Representatives and freedom of the press these very pictures that represent these just showed you and talked about guess what the press isn't allowed in those facilities the press is not the Biden administration will not let the press in there and certainly freedom of speech I mean freedom from the governor of our third largest state meets with with physicians and that's that that video is censored because they dare to disagree with Dr. Fauci so I just want to know when the Americans get their First Amendment liberties back you know I don't think anything was censored because they felt they couldn't disagree with me I think you're you're making this a personal thing and it isn't it's not a personal thing no you are that is exactly what you're doing no your recommendations carry a lot of weight Dr. Fauci we just had the chair of the Financial Services Committee said she loves you and you're the greatest thing in the world well I mean you are consistent will the gentleman yield no it's fine how can I answer the question please my recommendations are not a personal recommendation it's based on the CDC guidance, which is and I'm asking the question, what measures have to be attained before Americans get their First Amendment liberties I just told you that I know you haven't given anything specific you said, we hope when this tell me right now right now we have about 60,000 infections a day, which is a very large risk for research we're not talking about liberties we're talking about a pandemic that has killed 560,000 Americans and I'm talking about. And I don't disagree with that. And I understand how serious that is but I also said it's pretty serious when businesses have been shut down people can't go to church people can assemble in their own homes with their friends, with their families. People can't go to a loved one's funeral people can't get to their government petition their representative to redress their grievances. I also understand the First Amendment is pretty darn important and it's been a year and I want to know when Americans will get those First Amendment liberties back what you just said people cannot assemble in their own homes. They can That's a CDC recommendation for vaccine last fall they couldn't I didn't that last fall they couldn't I didn't hear what he said German time has expired I'll give you one instance but when we can get our liberties back. It's been 90% of the members in the United States Congress get invested well I want to know if that's what Dr. falses is it 90 plus what is it 90% that's what I'm that's what I'd like to know give me some give us some objective standards versus when certain things get rich we might be able to get back to having our liberty when what are the numbers you're going to see a gradual from the right now we're at an unacceptably high level we're on a daily basis. It's unacceptably high regardless of who you are, what you're going to see as more and more people get vaccinated and we get over three million people a day you're going to see the level of infection come down and down and gradually there will be more flexibility for doing the things that you're talking where does it get to when it comes down what number do we get our liberties back tell me the number not only the number and 90% of the members of Congress get vaccinated but you're not a doctor Mr Clyburn he is what is the number I can't give for recognizing me Mr Clyburn thank you for not recognizing my question and if I claim in my time I to claim in my order regular order said Mr Mr Chairman Mr Chairman, I don't want you to answer my question the American people what Dr. Fauci to answer the question, what does it have to be here sir if you need to respect the chair and shut your mouth don't worry about this we're going to handle this and I think Mr Jordan knows me very well and he knows full well we're going to handle this your time has expired and the chair and our record thank.

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Length: 6min 51sec (411 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 15 2021