Senator Roger Marshall said today he plans to introduce a 'Fauci Act' which would force the publication of financial interests after Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci called him a 'moron' during a Senate panel clash.
The Republican senator said he would propose a bill which would require the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to provide the financial records for government officials whose information is not already public.
The legislation, titled the Financial Accountability for Uniquely Compensated Individuals (FAUCI) Act, came after Marshall and Fauci had a heated back-and-forth during which the doctor called the senator a 'moron'.
Fauci claimed he had called Marshall a 'moron' because he didn't know government employees' financial disclosures were public, but the Kansas Republican has claimed that the infectious disease expert's records have not been made public since the start of the pandemic.
Marshall asked:'As the highest-paid employee in the entire federal government, yes or no, would you be willing to submit to Congress and the public a financial disclosure that includes your past and current investments?'
'I don't understand why you're asking me that question,' Fauci responded. 'My financial disclosure is public knowledge and has been so for the last 37 years or so, 35 years.'
Fauci was then caught on his mic saying 'What a moron, Jesus Christ!'
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