(The Center Square) -As U.S. senators consider a contempt of Congress resolution against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says his Republican colleagues owe Fauci an apology. Paul said Fauci should help the U.S. government devise safeguards so a man-made epidemic never happens again. The Illinois Democrat said Senate Republicans dragged Fauci in front of Congress for a sham hearing. In 2024, Durbin presented Fauci with a University of Illinois’ Paul H. Douglas Award for ethics in government. Eliot Spitzer and former Illinois U.S. Sen. Paul Simon.