Michigan for Vaccine Choice Statement on the May 13, 2026 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing
- May 15
- 2 min read
On May 13, 2026, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a significant hearing titled “Whistleblower Testimony on the COVID Coverup.” CIA Senior Operations Officer James E. Erdman III, appearing under subpoena, provided sworn testimony exposing critical failures in transparency regarding the origins of SARS-CoV-2 and their impact on public health policy.
Erdman stated: “Public health policy would have been very different had the American public been made aware that a virus from a lab in China was going to serve as the foundation for an emergency use authorization mRNA product being mandated by the former administration.”
He further detailed how, in August 2021, when the intelligence community was prepared to assess that the virus was most likely the result of a laboratory release, Dr. Anthony Fauci intervened, influencing the process and preventing the release of that assessment.
As a Michigan-based organization dedicated to protecting informed consent, parental rights, and the fundamental right to vaccine choice, Michigan for Vaccine Choice views this testimony as a stark reminder of how lack of transparency and potential conflicts of interest enabled government overreach during the COVID-19 response. Michiganders experienced mandates, school closures, and pressure on families that eroded personal freedoms—freedoms we continue to defend at the state level.
Shockingly, no members of the minority party on the Committee attended this historic hearing, highlighting a troubling disregard for oversight and accountability to the American people.
This underscores the urgent need to support and promote resolutions and policies that demand full transparency, accountability, and protections against future overreach. Michigan for Vaccine Choice has long advocated for exactly this: the right of every individual and parent to make informed health decisions without coercion, based on complete and honest information from our government and public health institutions.
We urge all Michiganders to take action today:
Contact your U.S. Senators (Sen. Gary Peters and Sen. Elissa Slotkin) and urge them to review the full 90-minute hearing, listen to Mr. Erdman’s testimony in his own words, and support efforts for full accountability on COVID origins and related policies.
Share this information with your networks, local representatives, and communities.
Stay engaged with Michigan for Vaccine Choice as we work to strengthen vaccine choice protections in our state.
This must not be a partisan issue. If Mr. Erdman’s testimony is inaccurate, it should be rigorously challenged with evidence. If it is correct—as the details emerging from the hearing suggest—then immediate reforms are essential to restore trust, protect public health integrity, and safeguard the freedoms our nation’s founders established.
Michigan for Vaccine Choice remains committed to empowering families with information and defending the right to choose. Together, we can ensure that the lessons from this era prevent similar failures in the future.
For more information and ways to get involved, visit michiganvaccinechoice.org.
To take action with your U.S. Senators click below.
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