[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 96 (Thursday, June 30, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S4303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                      Nomination of David S. Cohen

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I support the confirmation of David S. 
Cohen to be Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial 
Crimes. Mr. Cohen previously served as the Assistant Secretary for 
Terrorist Financing, and has previously served in the Department of the 
Treasury's General Counsel's Office. His strong record of service is 
commendable and his expertise will serve him well in this new role.
  Mr. Cohen's nomination has been carefully considered by the Committee 
on Finance and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 
both of which favorably reported the nomination of Mr. Cohen to the 
full Senate.
  The Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction over some of the 
crimes that Mr. Cohen will fight in his new role at the Department, 
both at the international and domestic level. I appreciate Mr. Cohen's 
commitment to me that he will make himself available to the Committee 
on the Judiciary for hearings and activities within the committee's 
legislative and oversight jurisdiction that overlap with the 
Undersecretary's responsibilities. As the committee considers terrorism 
financing, material support for terrorism, and money laundering, among 
other topics, I look forward to working with Mr. Cohen.

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