Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President, practically dared Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to make good on threats to investigate him if Republicans are able to take back the House and the Senate following November’s fast-approaching midterm elections.

Fauci, who appeared Tuesday morning on CNN’s “New Day,” insisted to anchor John Berman that all he had ever done was to help save millions of lives by putting forth common sense ideas that helped the government implement sound public health policies.

A Monday report published by The Hill indicated that Paul — who could become chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee if Republicans win control of the Senate in November — was absolutely planning to get Fauci under oath and into the hot seat.

“One way or another, if we are in the majority, we will subpoena his records and he will testify in the Senate under oath,” Paul said.