Michael Fitzpatrick: “I care deeply about the retail investor and the low- and moderate-income investor.”

How is it the rating agencies get to pick and choose what debt they are going to rate and what debt they are not going to rate, especially when it affects small investors in the United States of America?

With over $100 billion flowing in Iran, the world's largest state sponsor of terror, the risk of terror financing has never been greater.

Criminal enterprises have relied on this method of illicit financing for years. However, many believe that this is an emerging technique now being used by terrorist groups to finance their violent and oppressive operations.

As we enter into the new year, Congress should prioritize efforts to stop the flow of money and resources to terrorist organizations.