Fauci appeared under subpoena before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by longtime antagonist Sen. Rand Paul. Cohen then turned to Fauci’s record as a public servant—and particularly his work during the AIDS epidemic. “Meanwhile, this is the same Dr. Fauci who was a devoted public servant for 54 years and led the federal response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic as the main architect of PEPFAR,” Cohen said. Though personally outspoken, Cohen rarely turns Watch What Happens Live over to direct political commentary. Wednesday’s commentary managed to be both—a defense of science and a personal tribute to a public health official whose AIDS work had a profound effect on Cohen’s community.