Senate Republicans voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer lawmakers’ questions during a fiery hearing last week. The committee can refer the contempt of Congress resolution directly to the Justice Department or request that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hold a full Senate vote. “They will point directly to this vote, this vote, as a justification for refusing to appear at all,” Peters said. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said in remarks before the committee vote that his investigation of Fauci has “just begun.” “I don’t think that sort of an opening statement is a waiver,” she said.