Federal customs and Financial Crime officials were among the witnesses at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on evidence to combat the ark of antiquities trade. They outlined the way terrorist groups like isis you start sales to fund their operations. This hearing is an hour. The subcommittee will come to order. Members of the committee, members of the subcommittee on terrorism who participated in todays hearing, all members have 5 minutes in which to submit these materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. This hearing, the exploitation examining illegal activity and antiquities in the art trade. I recognize myself for 2 minutes to give an opening statement. The nature of the sale, historical artifacts, isis groups now destroying entire properties and putting them on the market for sale. Many times the money goes to terrorism. That is what we are here to discuss today. The rest of my statement will be printed into the record and i would yield two minutes to the ge
Is expected to continue work on health care reform, halting Committee Hearings next month. Next, customs and financial crimes officials discuss efforts to combat the illicit art and antiquities trade at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing. It runs about an hour and 15 minutes and was cut short after final votes in the house were called for the week. [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs able to call at anytime. Members not on the illicit finance may participate in todays hearing. All members will have five legislative days with which to submit extraneous materials for the record. This hearing is entitled the exploitation of Cultural Property, examining the legal act dignity and antiquities and our trade. I now recognize myself for two minutes to give an opening statement. Most of the statement is going to be simply presented for the record. Just to talk about the nature of this sale of historical artifacts, archaeologic
The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection pictures authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at any time. Members of the full committee who are not members of the subcommittee on terrorism illicit finance make it is great in todays hearing and all members will have five legislative days within which to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. This hearing is entitled the exploitation of Cultural Property examining the legal activity in the antiquities of art trade pick now recognize myself for two minutes to give an opening statement. Most of the statement is going to be simply presented into the record but just to talk about the nature of the sale of historical artifacts, archaeological artifacts, the isis groups are now destroying entire Cultural Properties and putting them on the market for sale. Many times the money goes in the terrorism. Thats all you hear to discuss today. The rest of my statement will be printed into the record,
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