"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."
"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..."
"This ongoing attack by the Putin regime on Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty's operation in Russia, is an example of how the autocrat in the Kremlin will use any means necessary to silence voices he ca..."
"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."
"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."
"We need to keep dirty money out of our politics, out of our decisionmaking, and it's good for us whether or not it has an effect on Putin."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"You know, just in the last couple of days we had a landmark decision affecting U.S. energy policy here in the United States with the record of decision on Vineyard Wind."
"I cannot recall one instance meeting with Irish officials when the sincere gratitude for what they term to us, the indispensable U.S. involvement in the Good Friday Agreement was not expressed."
"I thank the ranking member for his comments, and also for the bipartisan spirit he demonstrated in those, and to really send a signal to everyone, that on the issue of Ireland, that we are together ac..."