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Ed Markey: Empower Treasury and State officials to turn up the pressure on banks, insurance companies, and other financial…

On the recordJune 7, 2016
Empower Treasury and State officials to turn up the pressure on banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions to know their customers and stop turning a blind eye to doing business with kleptocratic regimes on the continent.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for financial institutions to avoid dealings with corrupt regimes.

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