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Comment by Nicole Malliotakis

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U.S. representative from New York
We had the Department of Energy come out with their conclusion that they believe it was likely from a lab. It is the FBI that also says it was likely from a lab, and I just wanted the record to reflect that.
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Nicole Malliotakis, 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 rather than a natural spillover. In context, Malliotakis is pressing lab-leak questions and then cites DOE and FBI assessments that it was "likely from a lab," which makes a pro-lab-origin stance substantially more likely. ([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 She supports the statement: she says DOE and FBI concluded COVID was "likely from a lab," and in context she is challenging the witnesses' move toward a natural-origin account, so she is invoking those findings as support for a lab-origin view rather than neutrally reporting them. ([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 quote is authentic. The official GovInfo transcript of the House hearing “Investigating the Proximal Origin of a Cover-Up” dated July 11, 2023 attributes the statement to “Ms. Malliotakis” and contains the exact quoted wording at lines 1094–1100. The House Oversight hearing page corroborates the hearing title and date. The stored author, date, quote text, and source URL are consistent with the record. ([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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