Brad Sherman actually said...

"Tariffs are really the only across-the-board way that we can disentangle our economy, and disentangling is so important because right now China does not need to hire a lobbying firm here in Washington..."

"If we had a 1/4 percent tariff--just 1/4 percent tariff--on all Chinese goods, and we increased it by 1/4 percent every month, then companies that fail to disengage from China would find a--they would..."

"Can any witness here--raise your hand if you think you can put forward an argument why we provide this capital gains allowance to those who invest in the equity securities of Chinese-based companies?"

"I think revisiting the accounting rules and assumptions are well warranted in the case of what we have seen in recent months."