WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statements after their U.S. Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act, which would require a comprehensive strategy from the U.S. Secretary of State to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:
"Criminal organizations and authoritarian actors will do whatever it takes to enrich themselves, and that includes illegally mining and trafficking gold throughout Latin America," said Sen. Cornyn. "By fostering greater cooperation between the State Department, partner governments, and the private sector, th...