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[Page H5174] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] OBAMA'S CASH PAYMENTS TO IRAN (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, sadly, my remarks condemning the shocking $400 million ransom payment to Iran were understated. Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal revealed: The Obama administration followed up a planeload of $400 million in cash sent to Iran in January with two more shipments totaling $1.3 billion . . . lawmakers have voiced concern that Iran's military units . . . would use the cash to finance military allies, including the Assad regime in Syria, Houthi militias in Yemen, and the Lebanese militia, Hezbollah. Last month, The Augusta Chronicle disclosed: ``No legitimate case can be made that none of the . . . billions . . . will fund terror. It's inevitable. The White House even admits it.'' I appreciate House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce's efforts to advance legislation to ensure this can't happen again for enemies who still chant, ``Death to America. Death to Israel.'' In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. The President's legacy is American families at greater risk of attack, ever, with financing. ____________________