On September 11, 2019, Rodge Cohen participated in the Brookings Institution’s discussion on “Anti-money laundering: Are we where we want to be?” in Washington, D.C. The panel examined our current AML policies and proposed modifications in light of new questions on AML’s goals, effectiveness and impact on financial inclusion. The panel was moderated by Aaron Klein, economic studies fellow and policy director at the Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets and other panelists included Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Juan Zarate, chairman and co-founder of the Financial Integrity Network and former deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism for former President George W. Bush; and J.W. Verret, associate law professor at the George Mason University's Scalia Law School.