Words in Hindsight: From a former undercover CIA officer cybersecurity expert & U.S. Representative for Texas 23rd Congressional District Will Hurd.
Texas Insider Report WASHINGTON D.C.
The Presidents refusal to forcefully respond to their aggressive posturing undermines our allies confidence and projects weakness to our enemies" said Congressman Will Hurd back on January 13th of this year.
Ignoring the continued efforts of radical regimes to strengthen their nuclear capabilities emboldens our enemies to attack the Homeland and further undermines U.S. credibility to the rest of the world. 
The President has made it clear that national security is not a priority so Congress will pick up the slack" said Hurd who represents the 23rd Congressional District of Texas serves on the House Homeland Security Committee and spent 9 years overseas as an undercover CIA operative prior to being elected to Congress.
Congress must act because the Obama administration will not. The House voted this week (the week of January 13 2016) to strengthen sanctions against two rogue nations -- North Korea & Iran -- that continue to flout international agreements Hurd concluded.
Watch Texas Insiders interview with Cong. Will Hurd a member of the House Homeland Security Committee who serves as Vice Chair of the Border Security Subcommittee.
The North Korean Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015 requires the President to apply sanctions to any person foreign government or banking institution that contributes to advancing North Koreas nuclear weapons program. The Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act requires the Administration to guarantee that no individuals or banks are supporting the Iranian nuclear weapons program before sanctions can be lifted. A former undercover CIA officer entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert Hurd is the U.S. Representative for the 23rd Congressional District of Texas. In Washington he serves as Vice Chair of the Maritime & Border Security Subcommittee on the Committee for Homeland Security and as the Chairman of the Information Technology Subcommittee on the Oversight & Government Reform Committee.
