Political Quotes

“Again, let me thank Chairman Royce for his leadership on this issue, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe), and all of the people that have worked so hard on this. We need to be creative in the way we go after financing for violent groups. If nothing is done, I believe the statistic is that, in 11 years, elephants will be extinct in the wild. Isn't that a tragedy? Who would have thought? So we need to be creative in the way we go after the financing for violent groups. Mr. Poe pointed out some very, very important things about terrorism and criminal activities. So, again, I want to say that, when people buy these things, it is not innocent. They are aiding terrorism, and they are aiding criminality. We need to use every tool at our disposal, so this legislation does that by going after a critical source of funding for criminals and terrorists. At the same time, it will help to preserve some of the world's most imperiled animals. Again, I urge all my colleagues to support this measure. I thank Chairman Royce for his hard work on this and so many other things. This is something that everyone needs to support. I yield back the balance of my time.”