Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Barr for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for the National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act. I want to thank my colleague Representative Kustoff for his work on this important issue. The Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance has been examining global criminal organizations and the threat they pose to the United States financial system. These sophisticated and dangerous organizations, like drug cartels, increasingly pose a direct threat to the safety and security of all Americans. They have fueled the opioid crisis that continues to kill tens of thousands of Americans each year, including the spread of human trafficking, among a host of other illicit activities. I want to remind my colleagues that entire communities are still plagued by this crisis, including hard-hit communities in western Pennsylvania. Beyond the opioid crisis, though, I want to highlight an exceptionally dangerous situation in which the United States finds itself. Some of the cartels are now working directly with organizations like Hezbollah, a terrorist organization, as reflected in a recent Politico article. Fortunately, the new administration is taking a tougher stance now with the announcement of a newly created Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team. Mr.…”