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Clay Higgins: “Congress must ensure our federal agencies have the statutory…”

Featuring: Clay Higgins, Republican | U.S. House Louisiana, District 3

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'Catch And Release, Lose And Forget' Hearing Held By Oversight Committee Members Led By Clay Higgins

Published | Video Starts at 07:55

… trafficking them to justice, which has already resulted in a number of of high profile indictments. These are welcome developments, but there's a tremendous amount of work to be done. Congress must ensure our federal agencies have the statutory authorities, resources and interagency structures necessary to follow illicit money as aggressively as we pursue the traffickers themselves. We have assembled an expert panel today to learn about this crisis from the ground level. I look forward to today's discussions. (07:55–08:12)

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Asserts that Congress needs to provide federal agencies with the necessary tools to track illicit money and traffickers.

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