Political Quotes

“I urge my colleagues to join me in confirming Brian Nelson to serve as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the Department of Treasury. Mr. Nelson is highly qualified. He has had years of dedicated public service to our country. Early in his career, he clerked for two distinguished Federal judges. He served in the National Security Division at the Department of Justice, first as special counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, later as the Division's Deputy Chief of Staff. In these roles, Mr. Nelson supported the development, the implementation, the coordination, and the review of U.S. intelligence, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and national security policies. He went to work for the California Department of Justice, where he served as special assistant attorney general and then as general counsel to then-attorney general, now-Vice President Harris. He worked to combat threats like human and drug trafficking by prosecuting international criminals, starving them of their financial resources. As Under Secretary, Mr. Nelson will be responsible for protecting our financial system from terrorists, from rogue states, money launderers, weapons proliferators, and other criminals who threaten our national security. His nomination is another example of the Biden administration's serious--underline ``serious''--efforts to protect both our economy and our national security.…”