The government shutdown is negatively impacting the Treasury Department’s ability to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes, according to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
Waters, chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, recently issued a statement on the impact of the shutdown – the longest in the country’s history – on the Treasury’s critical role in the U.S. economy.
Read on for more from Waters’ statement.
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