Anthony Fauci will face off again with longtime rival Sen. Rand Paul later in June, a congressional letter indicates.

An unnoticed letter published Tuesday on the website of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) indicates that Paul, the committee’s chairman, plans to conduct a transcribed interview with Fauci. Sen. Gary Peters, the top Democrat on the committee, wrote the letter to Paul objecting to a lack of communication about these plans.

Paul’s office and Fauci did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Unlike public hearings, transcribed interview take place with members of Congress, congressional staff, witnesses and attorneys, but the public is often privy to transcriptions or videos of the interviews.

“You have failed to give the Committee minority notice and opportunity to participate in your planned transcribed interview of Dr. Anthony Fauci later this month and have worked instead to prevent any efforts to ensure a fair and legitimate oversight process,” Peters alleged, referring to the committee’s Democrats. Holding the majority of the Senate, Republicans hold the committee’s gavel and wield the authority to subpoena records and compel witnesses. But Peters wrote that he has shown willingness to engage on the broader issue of lab safety and high risk virology research in a bipartisan way.

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