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Thank you, good morning. Chairman fitzpatrick, Ranking Member lynch, members of the tax force. On behalf of foundation for defense of democracieses and i will center on illicit finance. Thank you for aling you me to testify. It is important to clarify how the trade fits into isiss Overall Economic goals. One way to understand the goals looking at some of the strategies guiding the groups actions. One of isiss aims to win over locals who may be on the fence to submitting to jihadist rule. This gives context to the antiquities trade in isis territory. How much isis earns from looting ancient territories is difficult to assess this appears to be part of isiss Economic Strategy not just for funding the group to itself but creating ways to bring funds to the subjective population whose hearts and minds isis is trying to ....
It should be down on a level three and level four building every three years. As i mentioned, its simply not occurring at this point in time. All right. My time is expired. I yield back. Thank you, chairman. Thank you. The chair recognizes miss norton. Thank you very much. I appreciate the hearing. There are chronic problems at fps. I would like to look at the difference between fps officers and contract guards. So we understand who is guarding these buildings. On page 2 of your testimony, you say you describe the Law Enforcement authority of fps officers. Specifically police powers, including enforcing federal laws and regulations, carrying firearms, et cetera. Then, of course, on page 5, of your testimony you distinguish these officers from the contract guards. Who this is a very important, i think, to just lay right here on the record is in your testimony. The pso rely on private person laws such as citizens arrest laws. So th ....
Plenty of reaction from washington. We want to go outside the beltway and get your thoughts. Democrats 2027482000. Join the conversation on social media cspanwj is our handle or facebook. Com cspan and also send us an email journal cspan. Org. We will take your thoughts your comments your critiques of the president s speech last night for the next hours here on the wall street journal. Here here is a little bit more from the president last night talking about the economy. [video clip. ] at every step we were told our goals are too misguided, too ambitious, we would crush jobs and explode deficits. Instead, we have seen the fastest Economic Growth in over a decade. Our deficits cut by 2 similar 3 residence, and a stockmarket had a has kept inflation at its lowest rate in 50 years [applause. ] there is good news people. So so the verdict is clear middle class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will con ....