[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 160 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PAKISTAN IS STILL HARBORING TERRORISTS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the State Department has released its 
annual country report on terrorism.
  Terrorist attacks are down worldwide, but there are still frustrating 
details that we must expose. The biggest frustration is that Pakistan, 
a so-called major non-NATO ally, continues to harbor terrorist groups 
that target the United States and its allies.
  The report says that the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, LeT, and JeM, 
all terrorist groups, they all still operate in safe havens in 
Pakistan. Some are able to raise money, recruit, and train in Pakistan.
  For too long, I, as well as others, have come to this floor to point 
out Pakistan's duplicitous behavior. When will we stop appeasing 
Pakistan and sending billions in American money to these fake friends, 
money that ends up in the hands of terrorists who make war on America?
  We must designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, then 
revoke their major non-NATO ally status. Then we must go after these 
terrorist groups.
  And that is just the way it is.

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