Senate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3984x2656+0+0/resize/3984x2656!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2F47%2F538b6ffe4805a6886eedc83c0dd7%2Fgettyimages-2288176213.jpg' alt='Anthony Fauci, a former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a hearing with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29.'/><p>Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>(Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5921383' />