I am proud to stand with the human rights activists and defenders, fighting for this cause.

Now we, the United States, as an historic leader for human rights globally, must make it clear that LGBTQI+ rights are universal.

The U.S. has to be in a leadership role in this regard, I think, to make progress.

I have legislation also in the CROOK Act, and I'm glad you mentioned President Putin because in Russia, as we know, this kind of nonactor activity would not go on without the knowledge or the tacit approval of Russia.

Despite sanctions, we have seen an escalation of attacks--cyber attacks in our country, disrupting the food production chain, disrupting our energy chain, and I have great concerns about that expanding to healthcare institutions as well…

It's really important that it's implemented properly, and I hope that members of your committee will be really holding the U.S. Treasury and FinCEN's feet to the fire.

It must be the policy of the United States to continue opposing this geopolitical weapon and I urge this administration to immediately remove the waivers that spared Nord Stream 2 AG, the company, its CEO, and its corporate officers from…

Nord Stream 2 makes Germany a weaker ally for the United States and that means the United States have to carry even more of the water in European security.

Thank you, Dr. Weber, and thanks for underscoring the point, too, that today's hearing and much of what we talk about is not about the Russian people themselves.

I agree. I think it's important to work with our allies in this regard, but not to wait for our allies to move on this.

And it's, therefore, my hope that with the information gleaned today, we can continue working together to raise our resilience and combat Putin's kleptocric system.

Anti-corruption measures must be at the forefront of our foreign policy strategy, as dirty money impoverishes everyday citizens from its origin and it stains its destination.