I would like to begin by first thanking Chairman Hensarling and Ranking Member Waters for working to establish this important task force.
Michael Fitzpatrick
The Public Record
I believe one of the most effective tools we have to counter these groups is through undermining the funding for those who seek to harm America and our way of life.
Any global strategy against terror groups worldwide must attack at their funding source.
Today's terror organizations are more evolved, thanks in no small part to better methods of funding and financing their dangerous brands of hate, extremism, and violence.
As Members of Congress, our first constitutional duty is to provide for the safety and the defense of our country.
This is a really important subject, and I have found the testimony of all the witnesses to be really helpful.
The NDAA is one way Congress can work to at least eliminate the glaring vulnerability of putting our troops at risk.
We can no longer ignore this obvious hole in our anti-terror measures. This Congress must act now to address the shortcoming.
We must guarantee that any aircraft that transports our brave men and women in uniform is never turned into a weapon and our troops into helpless victims.
What are the sanctions for examiners that violate? If a complaint is justified, what are the sanctions?
What procedures have you put in place internally to ensure that examiners are not pressuring regulated banks to deny accounts and access to industries of which they personally disapprove?





