With all due respect
@ChrisVanHollen you haven’t attended a single meeting to discuss any of this over the last 18 months. Had you bothered to be engaged in actual legislation, as opposed to social media videos, you’d know this bill has the strictest ethics provisions in the history of the US Congress and the first ever legislation to affect the President and Vice President. Without passing the Clarity Act, there are ZERO restrictions to ANY elected official!
As for the “lots of other problems” you basically repeat tired and meaningless statements about illicit finance. Anyone who has watched Latin America destroyed by drug cartels and illegal migration will tell you that cash is the main instrument for illegal activity.
Again, had you bothered to come to a single meeting, or just ask any of us a question, you’d find out that the Clarity Act actually improves law enforcement’s ability to crack down on illicit activity. It’s why national law enforcement groups support this bill!
Finally, the vote on Tuesday just means we move forward to consider the bill. If you have concerns, which is news to those of us working on the bill, let’s get on the bill and then you can offer any amendments you’d like. I know I’m new and you’ve been there for almost a decade, but this is how the Senate should work.
I look forward to you engaging in a constructive way to provide first ever regulation to an industry you claim to need said regulation.
Vote yes on Tuesday, 9/15 at 2:15 pm est! 🇺🇸