Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress, seeking to bypass floor vote with DOJ referralWashington — The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week, arguing that he inappropriately invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The GOP-led committee voted 8 to 5 Thursday on the resolution to hold Fauci in contempt, with all Democrats opposing, and two more opposing by proxy vote. Fauci cited the release in his opening statement before the committee, claiming Paul has an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.” “We only have one question: Whether to hold a witness responsible for his contempt toward Congress,” Paul said. The move to hold Fauci in contempt would all but certainly fall short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance most legislation in the upper chamber.