Treasury's job is to protect the integrity of the financial system by rooting out these abuses and to deploy this power with discipline. Sanctions must be targeted, enforceable, and connected to strategy. They must be paired with diplomacy, compliance, intelligence, and coordination with our partners. The fifth and most important principle is that economic statecraft, first and foremost, must serve the American people. (17:34–17:39)
CLAIM
Asserts that U.S. sanctions should be strategic and enforceable.
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