Congressmen Tom Suozzi and Adam Kinzinger are hoping Congress will call on the Director of National Intelligence to file a report explaining how terror group Hezbollah continues to expand. They want to know everything from the group's capabilities to the its arsenal supply to how it get its funding. Suozzi also says he wants to learn how the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is operating. Their bill, Disarm Hezbollah Act, is now being rolled into the National Defense Authorization Act.
House Members Look To Get Data On Hezbollah
Members of Congress are hoping to get concrete data about Hezbollah's arsenal in order to figure out how to approach the issues in the Middle East.
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