Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, it has recently come to light that this administration may have sent the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism as much as $33 billion in cash and gold payments over the last 2 years. American lives have been lost because of Iran's state-sponsored terrorism; families have been ripped apart. Yet, just last month, we learned that the administration paid Iran $1.7 billion--400 million of which was in unmarked, non-U.S. currency--before they could secure the release of American military personnel held hostage in Iran. There is no way to track how Iran is using this money--or any of the rest of the billions in payments it has received. If this administration will not act to keep its citizens safe, then the House must force its hand. This starts by holding both our administration and Iran's government accountable. We are expressly prohibiting any future ransom payments to Iran, and we are requiring the Treasury to publicize any assets associated with members of Iran's government leadership. We are also requiring the Treasury to submit a report to Congress that shows how the assets were acquired and how they have been put to use. Fighting terrorism should not be a partisan issue. Depriving evil regimes of the ability to fund terrorism should not be a partisan issue. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support the two pieces of legislation that we have on the House side, on the Republican column. Mr. Poliquin's bill, H.R.…”