Tuberville, Sheehy, Hagerty Introduce No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) in introducing the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act to keep American taxpayer dollars out of the hands of the Taliban. The legislation clarifies that it is the United States’ policy to oppose financial or material support to the Taliban by foreign governments and non-government organizations (NGOs). It also requires the State Department to develop and implement astrategy to prevent foreign countries from providing support to the Taliban.

“Under Joe Biden, terrorists around the globe have been given way too much breathing room, making our world a more dangerous place,” said Senator Tuberville. “I’m excited to see a return to the ‘Peace through Strength’ agenda under President Trump, and proud to join this commonsense legislation to ensure American taxpayer dollars never fund terrorism again.”   

Since 2021, the United Nations has flown more than $2.9 billion in cash to Afghanistan to stabilize the economy. The State Department has insisted that no U.S. taxpayer funds have been received by the Taliban, but a report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) showed that United States taxpayer dollars have indeed been deposited in the Taliban-controlled Afghan central bank.

After Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan returned the Taliban to power, his administration further insulted the countless men and women in uniform who fought in the region by funneling U.S. taxpayer dollars to these anti-American terrorists.

Read the bill here.

Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP, and Aging Committees.

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