Senator Van Hollen and I have decided to pursue the BRINK Act legislation that would impose tough secondary sanctions.
I am worried less by a specific bill that is under consideration now than by what I see as a broader trend to try to shift that balance deci...
Is not the only rational decision to discontinue doing business with North Korea?
Now let me go to this question of the adverse impact on the United States if one of these banks were to fail.
I think we all understand and agree on the severity of the threat posed by North Korea.
the U.N. panel also named several North Korean banks established, managed, or owned by Chinese companies.
Is not it really true that whatever business they are doing with North Korea, while it is absolutely essential to North Korea, it is trivial...
I think it is widely acknowledged that we have not yet imposed the toughest possible sanctions against North Korea.
Does everybody agree that secondary sanctions on the financial institutions--and I should point out that our legislation would impose them g...
I object to the concept, but I acknowledge that it is the law.
I think it is irrefutable that the process has been opaque.