Watch: Anthony Fauci Defends Feds’ Covid Response, Calling Lawmakers' Accusations ‘Preposterous’

During his much-anticipated public appearance at a June 3 hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Anthony Fauci, formerly chief medical adviser under President Joe Biden and longtime leader of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, defended the federal government’s response to the covid-19 health crisis in fiery exchanges with Republican members of the panel.

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.

<h1>Watch: Anthony Fauci Defends Feds’ Covid Response, Calling Lawmakers’ Accusations ‘Preposterous’</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Hannah Norman, KFF Health News</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2024-06-04T12:36:00-04:00">
			June 4, 2024		</time>
		</div>
<p>During his much-anticipated public appearance at a June 3 hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Anthony Fauci, formerly chief medical adviser under President Joe Biden and longtime leader of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, defended the federal government’s response to the covid-19 health crisis in fiery exchanges with Republican members of the panel.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-anthony-fauci-defends-covid-response-congress/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-anthony-fauci-defends-covid-response-congress/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-anthony-fauci-defends-covid-response-congress/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Anthony%20Fauci%20Defends%20Feds%E2%80%99%20Covid%20Response%2C%20Calling%20Lawmakers%27%20Accusations%20%E2%80%98Preposterous%E2%80%99&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTg2MjgyMw&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-anthony-fauci-defends-covid-response-congress/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-anthony-fauci-defends-covid-response-congress/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-anthony-fauci-defends-covid-response-congress/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1862823&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

Some elements may be removed from this article due to republishing restrictions. If you have questions about available photos or other content, please contact NewsWeb@kff.org.

More From KFF Health News