Brad Sherman actually said...

"What has the State Department done? What have you personally done to create a circumstance where we are running a trade surplus with Taiwan?"

"My own belief is that countries make foreign policy decisions to respond to short-term domestic political needs."

"If five Embassies closed in Taipei from countries that many Taiwanese could not find on a map would that shake confidence?"

"I might point out, if we really cared about Taiwan's defense we would just amend the law that provided most favoured nation status to China and say this law is void if China takes military action agai..."