Political Quotes

“This amendment, offered with Mr. Lynch, requires the President, through the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit to Congress a comprehensive report on terrorism financing that was first mandated by the Intelligence Reform Bill of 2004, but has yet to be submitted. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, our government acted quickly to combat terrorist financing. However, post-9/11 terrorist financing has become more decentralized, and those involved are using less sophisticated means to move money and avoid official banking systems. Terrorist financiers are exploiting new technology to transfer money electronically and employing money laundering schemes to cover up their activities. In response to the 9/11 Commission recommendations, Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Section 6303 of this 2004 law required the President to submit to Congress a comprehensive report evaluating and making recommendations on the current state of U.S. efforts to fight terror financing. This important report was due in September of 2005, but it has never been completed. Multiple U.S. Government departments and agencies are involved in the effort to combat terrorist financing, including Treasury, Justice Department, Homeland Security, State Department, Defense Department, FBI and the CIA.…”