WASTE WARRIORS. Striking fear into bureaucrats and white coats nationwide, Waste Warriors are White Coat Waste Project’s secret weapon in the War on Waste — a bipartisan coalition of Representatives and Senators who have helped us find, expose, and defund some of the government’s worst animal experiments.
They may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound — or can they? — but these lawmakers have other superpowers: protecting taxpayer money from sticky-fingered white coats, slashing red tape, and saving countless animals from wasteful, cruel, and unnecessary experiments.
We are thrilled to introduce you to our 2021 honorees. These 26 lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have done so much to help us in our mission to advocate for taxpayers and animals.
And with that, please meet WCW’s 2021 Congressional Waste Warriors!
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Led introduction of Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Signed a letter to Dr. Fauci demanding information about NIAID-funded beagle experiments.
Led introduction of the FAUCI Act to ban federal funds from being spent on gain-of-function research in China and for other purposes.
Led introduction of the STOP Act cut payouts to any taxpayer-funded grantees, including animal experimenters that violate federal law or refuse to answer questions from Congress.
Led introduction of the COST Act to require that taxpayer-funded animal experimenters and other grantees disclose the cost of their projects to taxpayers or risk losing funding.
Signed a letter urging the NIH to keep its prohibition on taxpayer-funded human-animal hybrid experiments intact.
Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Helped introduce the COST Actto require that taxpayer-funded animal experimenters and other grantees disclose the cost of their projects to taxpayers or risk losing funding.
Introduced an amendment to the Innovation and Competition Act to prohibit U.S. taxpayer funding for any gain-of-function experiments in China, a measure that passed the Senate.
Led a letterto Dr. Fauci demanding information about NIAID-funded beagle experiments.
Led introduction of Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Led introduction of the AARF Act to allow drug makers to use high-tech alternatives to painful and deadly testing on puppies and other animals.
Led a letter requesting that the USDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the USDA to establish a plan to allow the retirement of healthy animals no longer needed in experiments, a measure that was signed into law.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passed the House of Representatives.
Led a letter requesting that the FDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the FDA to issue a detailed report on its efforts to allow drug makers to avoid wasteful, slow and costly animal testing mandates in favor of superior alternatives and how FDA can better gauge the effectiveness of these initiatives, a measure that was signed into law.
Signed a letter requesting that the DOJ’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the DOJ’s use of “live tissue training” in which live animals are shot, burned and stabbed for outdated medical training drills.
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Signed a letter requesting that the USDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the USDA to establish a plan to allow the retirement of healthy animals no longer needed in experiments, a measure that was signed into law.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments,a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Signed a letter requesting that the FDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the FDA to issue a detailed report on its efforts to allow drug makers to avoid wasteful, slow and costly animal testing mandates in favor of superior alternatives and how FDA can better gauge the effectiveness of these initiatives, a measure that was signed into law.
Cosponsoredthe Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Actto prohibit tax dollars from funding dangerous gain-of-function experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Signed a letterto Dr. Fauci demanding information about his NIH division’s funding of cruel and wasteful experiments on beagles.
Cosponsored the Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act to prohibit federal funding for the nonprofit that funneled American taxpayer dollars to the Wuhan Animal Lab, which performed risky and cruel animal tests that may have caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Signed a letterto the Dept. of Health and Human Services demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation” into the NIH’s relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Signed a letterurging the NIH to keep its prohibition on taxpayer-funded hybrid animal experiments intact.
Signed a letterto Dr. Fauci expressing concerns over NIAID-funded experiments in which beagle puppies were infected with parasites and “vocalized in pain”.
Signed a letterto examine the NIH’s oversight of taxpayer-funded animal research at foreign institutions.
Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Cosponsored the AARF Act to allow drug makers to use high-tech alternatives to painful and deadly testing on puppies and other animals.
Signed a letter requesting that the USDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the USDA to establish a plan to allow the retirement of healthy animals no longer needed in experiments, a measure that was signed into law.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Signed a letter requesting that the DOJ’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the DOJ’s use of “live tissue training” in which live animals are shot, burned and stabbed for outdated medical training drills.
Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Led introduction ofthe PAAW Actto prohibit Fauci’s NIAID from funding painful experiments on dogs.
Led introduction of Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Helped introduce the COST Actto require that taxpayer-funded animal experimenters and other grantees disclose the cost of their projects to taxpayers or risk losing funding.
Cosponsoredthe AFAR Actto prohibit tax dollars from funding animal experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Led a letterto the Dr. Fauci demanding information about his NIH division’s funding of poisoning and de-barking beagle experiments.
Led a letterto the Dr. Fauci demanding information about his NIH division’s funding of a secretive island where thousands of monkeys are bred to be abused deadly experiments.
Led a letterto the Committee on Oversight and Reform requesting a hearing on taxpayer-funded animal experiments.
Signed a letterto examine the NIH’s oversight of taxpayer-funded animal research at foreign institutions.
Signed a letterto the NIH demanding answers about its funding of wasteful animal testing overseas.
Signed a letter requesting that the USDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the USDA to establish a plan to allow the retirement of healthy animals no longer needed in experiments, a measure that was signed into law.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Signed a letterto the Dept. of Health and Human Services demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation” into the NIH’s relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL)
Led a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Cosponsored the PAAW Act to prohibit Fauci’s NIAID from funding painful experiments on dogs.
Signed a letter requesting that the DOJ’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the DOJ’s use of “live tissue training” in which live animals are shot, burned and stabbed for outdated medical training drills.
Helped introduce the AFAR Act to prohibit tax dollars from funding animal experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Cosponsored the AARF Actto allow drug makers to use high-tech alternatives to painful and deadly testing on puppies and other animals.
Signed a letter requesting that the USDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the USDA to establish a plan to allow the retirement of healthy animals no longer needed in experiments, a measure that was signed into law.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Signed a letter requesting that the DOJ’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the DOJ’s use of “live tissue training” in which live animals are shot, burned and stabbed for outdated medical training drills.
Representative Lisa McClain (R-MI)
Led introduction of the AFAR Actto prohibit tax dollars from funding animal experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Helped introduce the COST Actto require that taxpayer-funded animal experimenters and other grantees disclose the cost of their projects to taxpayers or risk losing funding.
Signed a letterto Dr. Fauci demanding information about his NIH division’s funding of cruel and wasteful experiments on beagles.
Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Signed a letter requesting that the DOJ’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the DOJ’s use of “live tissue training” in which live animals are shot, burned and stabbed for outdated medical training drills.
Signed a letter requesting that the USDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the USDA to establish a plan to allow the retirement of healthy animals no longer needed in experiments, a measure that was signed into law.
Representative Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Led introduction of the COST Act to require that taxpayer-funded animal experimenters and other grantees disclose the cost of their projects to taxpayers or risk losing funding.
Helped introduce the AFAR Actto prohibit tax dollars from funding animal experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Signed a letterto the Dept. of Health and Human Services demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation” into the NIH’s relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Signed a letterto the NIH demanding answers about its funding of wasteful animal testing overseas.
Signed a letterto the Committee on Oversight and Reform, requesting a hearing on taxpayer-funded animal experiments.
Signed a letterto examine the NIH’s oversight of taxpayer-funded animal research at foreign institutions.
Representative Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
Led introduction of the Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act to prohibit federal funding forthe nonprofitthat funneled American taxpayer dollars to the Wuhan Animal Lab, which performed risky and cruel animal tests that may have caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Led the effortto prohibit the Department of Defense from funneling tax dollars to EcoHealth Alliance.
Cosponsoredthe AFAR Actto prohibit tax dollars from funding animal experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Cosponsored the Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Actto prohibit tax dollars from funding dangerous gain-of-function animal experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Signed a letterto examine the NIH’s oversight of taxpayer-funded animal research at foreign institutions.
Signed a letterto the Dept. of Health and Human Services demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation” into the NIH’s relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Representative Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Helped introducethe PAAW Actto prohibit Fauci’s NIAID from funding painful experiments on dogs.
Cosponsored the AARF Actto allow drug makers to use high-tech alternatives to painful and deadly testing on puppies and other animals.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Signed a letterto Dr. Fauci demanding information about his NIH division’s funding of cruel and wasteful experiments on beagles.
Signed a letterto examine the NIH’s oversight of taxpayer-funded animal research at foreign institutions.
Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments,a measure that passedthe House of Representatives
Signed a letterto Dr. Fauci demanding information about his NIH division’s funding of cruel and wasteful experiments on beagles.
Cosponsored the Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act to prohibit federal funding for the nonprofitthat funneled American taxpayer dollars to the Wuhan Animal Lab, which performed risky and cruel animal tests that may have caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cosponsoredthe Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Actto prohibit tax dollars from funding dangerous gain-of-function animal experiments in countries that have been deemed foreign adversaries by the U.S. government.
Signed a letterto the Dept. of Health and Human Services demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation” into the NIH’s relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Signed a letterurging the NIH to keep its prohibition on taxpayer-funded hybrid animal experiments intact.
Signed a letterto the NIH demanding answers about its funding of wasteful animal testing overseas.
Signed a letterto Dr. Fauci expressing concerns over NIAID-funded experiments in which beagle puppies were infected with parasites and “vocalized in pain”.
Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI)
Cosponsored the AARF Act to allow drug makers to use high-tech alternatives to painful and deadly testing on puppies and other animals.
Signed a letter requesting that the USDA’s 2022 funding bill include language to direct the USDA to establish a plan to allow the retirement of healthy animals no longer needed in experiments, a measure that was signed into law.
Signed a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Signed a letter requesting that the DOJ’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the DOJ’s use of “live tissue training” in which live animals are shot, burned and stabbed for outdated medical training drills.
Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Helped introduce the PAAW Actto prohibit NIAID from funding painful experiments on dogs.
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
Representative Dina Titus (D-NV)
Led a letter requesting that the VA’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the VA’s dog and cat experiments, a measure that passedthe House of Representatives.
Signed a letter requesting that the DOJ’s 2022 funding bill include language to defund the DOJ’s use of “live tissue training” in which live animals are shot, burned and stabbed for outdated medical training drills.
Cosponsored Violet’s Law (aka, the AFTER Act) to allow healthy animals to be retired from government labs when testing ends.
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