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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

So if U.S. investors have invested about $12 billion into Swiss banks, I mean, obviously that is a pretty small portion of the Swiss banking assets held, right?

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

So then what complicates that? Now we start talking about shell corporations.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

Historically, let us go back. People around the world have deposited money into Swiss banks as a real safe haven.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

OK. I may be going to the Foreign Relations hearing on treaties later on.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

I think you mentioned that some clients and some Swiss bankers were involved in some of these fraudulent transactions.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

Why do people take money out of their countries of origin and invest in Switzerland?

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

So you determine compliance because they basically sign waivers and a W-9, which gets reported back to the IRS.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

So the 238 accounts were determined fraudulent.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

Why would a U.S. investor invest into a Swiss bank? What are the motivations?

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Feb 25, 2014

I mean, what is the primary problem with that treaty?

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

I know that there are some in our own country--it might be that Hillary Clinton would not agree with Presidential succession beyond the Constitution.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

We welcome efforts by U.N. Special Envoy Mary Robinson and the U.S. administration to invest efforts in boosting private sector investment.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

I firmly believe that there will be no lasting peace without justice.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

constitutions should not be amended to benefit those currently in office.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

I believe these things can happen. It is not easy, but it is something that I think there is sufficient attention.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

We still have a place where hundreds of thousands of women have been raped and gotten HIV because of this.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

It has been a model of cooperation between the branches that I have experienced with Senator Coons.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Feb 25, 2014

A year ago, it was not just the United Nations or the United States signing a series of provisions about what ought to be done in the DRC.

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