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Comment by Gary C. Peters

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U.S. senator from Michigan and former chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
There are theories that indicate that COVID-19 began either by entering the human population through an entirely natural means or possibly through a lab incident or accident.
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Gary C. Peters, opening statement at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing "Origins of COVID-19: An Examination of Available Evidence," June 18, 2024.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified HSGAC source presents lab incident and natural spillover as viable alternatives, directly supporting an abstention on the lab-versus-natural-origin statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Source quote supports the recorded abstain position on the linked statement: “There are theories that indicate that COVID-19 began either by entering the human population through an entirely natural means or possibly through a lab incident or accident.” · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Senate HSGAC opening statement (June 18, 2024), pp. 1–2, attributes this wording to Chairman Gary Peters; content, source, and date match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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