DUCKWORTH CALLS FOR MORE REGIONAL COORDINATION BETWEEN U.S. AND PACIFIC PARTNERS TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM OVERSEAS SCAM OPERATIONS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today stressed the urgent need for the State Department to increase multilateral coordination with Pacific partners to crack down on scam operations stemming from the region, which have defrauded far too many Americans in Illinois and across the country. During the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearing, Duckworth highlighted how our nation's capacity to handle these foreign scam operations has been significantly weakened as a direct result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's shortsighted cuts at the State Department last year, which undermined the offices within the Department that handle ...