In his communication, Hunter states, "Very simple, 10 M per annum budget to use to further the interest of the JV. This move to 5M is completely new to me and is not acceptable obviously."
Citing "mounting connections between Dr. Hotez, Dr. Fauci, Dr. Jiang, Dr. Du, and Dr. Yusen with Chinese military scientists, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and the suspicious furin cleavage site."
The grants, a joint effort between Gov. Lee and the General Assembly, will fund the placement of a full-time, armed school resource officer (SRO) at every public school and implement physical security improvements at public and non-public schools across Tennessee.
A bill from the House Appropriations Committee would ban EcoHealth Alliance and the Wuhan Institute of Virology from receiving funds from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other sources leading to the State Department.