Press Releases

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after it was reported that the United States Government transferred an additional $1.3 billion in cash to Iran after the initial hostage payment:

“American diplomacy has operated from a position of strength since before the Cold War, and now for us to allow this historically aggressive regime to strong-arm us into paying a ransom is nothing short of a total failure on the part of the Obama Administration. This latest news only adds to the list of questions they need to answer about this payment. I wrote Secretary Jack Lew and Secretary John Kerry last month, seeking answers to what I believe are the most critical questions about the reports of the initial payment; unsurprisingly I received no response from the Department of Treasury or State. I am now looking forward to tomorrow’s House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing where I will once again press administration officials for answers to these important questions.”

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