John Cornyn: “Hezbollah uses these activities to generate cash to help…”

“But lesser known is their influence in the Americas, specifically in Latin America. Perhaps lesser known is the broad extent of Hezbollah's activities in the Western Hemisphere, which includes illicit drug trafficking and other criminal enterprises. Hezbollah uses these activities to generate cash to help finance terrorism back home in the Middle East. So while many in the west are focused on Iran's proxy terrorism around the world, we cannot afford to ignore our own backyard.” (01:20–01:29)

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