WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III requesting additional information on the DoD's failure to track the usage of taxpayer funding for risky virus research  more PR