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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing on Ransom Payments to Iran
Record date · January 1, 2018
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript record of a 2016 House Financial Services hearing regarding U.S. government payments to Iran. The hearing examined the policy implications and potential national security risks associated with these financial transactions.
The hearing provides the official record of congressional oversight into the executive branch's financial dealings with Iran, which impacts U.S. foreign policy and national security protocols.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
U.S. Department of State
The agency provided testimony and written responses regarding its role in financial transactions with Iran.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
The agency provided testimony regarding enforcement and intelligence related to the payments.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on September 8, 2016, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
- The hearing was titled 'Fueling Terror: The Dangers of Ransom Payments to Iran'.
- The hearing was conducted by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Witnesses included representatives from the Department of the Treasury, Department of State, and Department of Justice.
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- Expert witnesses from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Financial Integrity Network, Brookings Institution, and American Enterprise Institute provided testimony.
- The record includes prepared statements from all eight witnesses.
- The record includes written responses to questions for the record submitted to Lisa Grosh and Chris Backemeyer by Representative French Hill.
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The document explicitly notes that Representative French Hill submitted additional questions for the record to State Department officials after the hearing concluded.
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