The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the United States in more ways than one. There have been over 865,000 total cases in all 50 states, with approximately 48,000 people nationwide dying from the disease. The economy has been walloped, with the last decade of growth wiped out in a few short months. About 27 million workers have filed for unemployment over the last month, and the Congressional Budget Office projects a $3.7 trillion deficit this year as lawmakers, stammering for a response, pass multiple relief measures to keep small businesses from collapsing.

Republicans and Democrats in Washington are beyond angry at the situation, and they want China to pay for the physical, psychological, social, and economic damage the coronavirus has wrought around the world over the last three months. There is a universal sentiment on Capitol Hill that the Chinese Communist Party not only failed the world by refusing to warn health agencies about the strength of the virus, but purposely covered up its initial response to the detriment of millions of people.