Mark Meadows: “I thank the chairman for his kind words and for his leadership because we would not be here today without the great work…”

“I thank the chairman for his kind words and for his leadership because we would not be here today without the great work of the chairman; the ranking member, Mr. Eliot Engel; and my good friend from Florida, Ted Deutch, who has dropped everything to try to make sure that we address this critical issue. Because of the incredible Department of Defense and the military men and women that we have serving the great American interests, many Americans believe that the terrorist organizations are poorly organized, they are rogue operations, and some, most of them believe that they are just thousands of miles away; yet terrorist organizations have been thriving for decades and have killed thousands of Americans. {time} 1400 These terrorists will be stopped one day, and hopefully today is the beginning of what we do to make sure that that happens. With the growth of technology and globalization, Hezbollah has become illusive and has found ways to raise millions of dollars. You would think that it is just in some faraway place, but we find them as close as our own borders in this hemisphere and, indeed, in my home State of North Carolina. We must do all that we can to cripple Hezbollah and send a message to other terrorist organizations that the United States will not back down. We will protect our people and our allies. We can do this today by enacting the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act.…”