[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 951-952]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IRAN TERROR FINANCE TRANSPARENCY ACT

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of the Iran Terror 
Finance Transparency Act. This important legislation prevents sanctions 
from being lifted from banks and individuals who are connected to 
terrorism or Iran's weapons development program.
  We do not need to be rewarding bad actors that are helping Iran 
become a nuclear state and continue to be the world's leading state 
sponsor of terrorism.
  Recently Iran made headlines by conducting two ballistic missile 
tests, already violating the deal that the President forced on the 
American people earlier this year. Disappointingly, we have heard 
nothing from the administration.
  This is the same Iran who funnels money to Hezbollah to finance 
terrorist attacks and the same Iran who awards medals for the capture 
of U.S. soldiers. Despicable.
  It is abundantly clear that Iran is not to be trusted, and we must 
prevent rogue nations from becoming stronger. The administration needs 
to immediately reverse its course and hold those supporting terrorist 
efforts accountable.
  In the name of national security, I urge my colleagues in the House 
to join me in voting in favor of this crucial and timely piece of 
legislation.

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