"If we do not send the resources, does that increase the probability that someday we will have to send young Americans into the European Theater?"
"Not only do they not fund Ukraine, which I think your testimonies indicate as a vital imperative to the United States, they also want to offset the funding by taking money from the IRS."
"We have also a necessity to get many American citizens out of Gaza, and can you assure us that you are doing all you can to achieve that objective?"
"I think not only do we need to increase it, but also in terms of the strategy, of the perception of the world with respect to Israel, is that they have to make it clear that their foe is Hamas, not th..."
"But I thank the witnesses, and again I thank the Chairwoman."
"I just have a sense from my experience in Rhode Island is that there is kind of this built-in resistance."
"So it suggests State action as well as Federal action."
"Well, what more can we do?"
"Private markets are notoriously opaque. Unlike other financial institutions, private equity funds and hedge funds are exempt from requirements to maintain anti-money laundering programs."
"I am concerned from a national security standpoint. You know the old saying, we are shooting ourselves in the foot. In fact, both feet."
"I have called for the Department to finalize the rule, including a letter I sent in March of 2022."