U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, pressing the former public health official on the federal government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the committee hearing, Moody criticized federal public health recommendations and defended Florida’s state-level policies during the outbreak. Before her appointment to the Senate, Moody served as Florida’s Attorney General, where she took an active legal role opposing several federal mandates and supporting state reopening efforts. Florida Senator Ashley MoodyAs Attorney General, Moody served on Governor Ron DeSantis’s Re-Open Florida Task Force, which worked on plans to reopen local businesses and schools. Additionally, Moody opposed federal vaccine requirements, leading 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Kentucky’s lawsuit against a vaccine mandate for federal contractors.