Andy Barr: “yesterday, I was the lead witness presenting testimony before the House International Operations and Human Rights…”

“yesterday, I was the lead witness presenting testimony before the House International Operations and Human Rights Subcommittee, on the matter of terrorist regimes influencing the U.S. political process. I urged hearings be held and investigations and prosecutions be initiated, if warranted, against American citizens such as Louis Farrakhan, for travels to terrorist regimes, and then acting to subvert the American political process. The administration was called to testify and failed to appear. It is unacceptable that this administration would duck its responsibility to the American people and its obligation to the U.S. Congress to answer questions about the prosecution of American passport, visa, Federal election campaign laws, and others currently on the books. It is ironic that just as Congress has begun fully debating whether current laws are adequate to protect us against acts of terrorism, our Government consciously takes a walk when presented with evidence that a U.S. citizen, like Louis Farrakhan and his organization in this country, are engaging in activities with known terrorist regimes.”