U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, was named to a House task force that will be exploring the financing behind the Islamic State and other terrorist groups.
The House Financial Services Committee established the 21-member bipartisan task force to come up with ways to prevent terrorist groups from accessing funds needed to carry out their attacks.
“We are committed to making sure our government is doing everything possible to stop the Islamic State and other terrorists from using the global financial system to finance their acts of evil,” said Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. “Fighting the financial war against terror demands constant innovation and vigilance.”
Hill said in a press statement that he was pleased to be appointed to the task force.
“With the growing threat of ISIL and other terror networks, we need to do everything in our power to cripple the efforts of those seeking to harm America,” Hill said. “Along with military and diplomatic strategies, it is essential we shut down the economic backing of ISIL and other terrorist organizations around the world. For too long, the financiers and sympathizers of terrorist groups have hidden deep in the fabric of global business, financial and nonprofit networks.”