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Comment by Jamie Raskin

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U.S. representative from Maryland
But even if the virus came from a lab, as indeed it could have, we don't know that yet [...] So, let's just get the facts straight and leave all the political myth making aside.
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Jamie Raskin, remarks in "Investigating the Proximal Origin of a Cover-Up," House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing, July 11, 2023.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified The quote is directly about the statement’s core issue—whether COVID-19 came from a lab—and, in context, Raskin says a lab origin is possible but not established yet, which makes an abstention/undetermined stance substantially more likely than clear support or opposition. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-118hhrg53002/html/CHRG-118hhrg53002.htm)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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AI Verified He does not endorse the lab-origin claim; he says it "could have" come from a lab but "we don't know that yet," and in context adds that "we fundamentally don't know," which is an explicit undecided/neutral stance on whether lab leak rather than zoonotic spillover is true. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-118hhrg53002/html/CHRG-118hhrg53002.htm)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago

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AI Verified The govinfo transcript for the July 11, 2023 House hearing "Investigating the Proximal Origin of a Cover-Up" lists Jamie Raskin on the committee roster and then shows "Mr. Raskin" speaking this passage at lines 1101-1121. The quote matches verbatim, with [...] accurately indicating omitted intervening text, and the source URL contains the quoted wording. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-118hhrg53002/html/CHRG-118hhrg53002.htm)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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