WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (C) speaks following a vote on a contempt resolution against former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci during a business meeting with the Senate Homeland Security And Government Affairs Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on August 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. The committee convened to vote on several measures including a contempt resolution against former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, who invoked the Fifth Amendment numerous times during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Also pictured are: (L-R) Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), ranking member Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Sen. Andrew Kim (D-NJ). (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***