[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  FIGHTING CORRUPTION AND KLEPTOCRACY

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Madam Speaker, corruption abroad makes our country less 
safe.
  President Biden has said that the fight against corruption is a core 
national security interest for the United States. In the last month, we 
have sanctioned hundreds of Russian oligarchs and political figures 
over the war in Ukraine. These sanctions show the importance of 
alliances, the strength of diplomatic values, and the power of the 
economic tools at our disposal.
  But it should not take a war to crack down on people who become 
wealthy through bribery and theft. We should not need to go person-by-
person, business-by-business, country-by-country to strike down 
corruption.
  We need legislation that will identify kelptocrats and proactively 
limit their ability to wield influence and exploit power to enrich 
themselves, at the expense of the people and land they govern.

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