India is perhaps the greatest geopolitical opportunity for the United States.
Brad Sherman
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Brad Sherman is an American politician serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 30th congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Sherman has focused on various issues including financial regulation, foreign policy, and technology. He has been an advocate for consumer protection and has worked on legislation related to economic stability and national security. Throughout his tenure, he has participated in numerous congressional committees and has been involved in significant legislative efforts.
South Asia, with nearly 2 billion people, by definition, is a major focus of American foreign policy.
I strongly support Vice President Biden's goal of increasing bilateral trade to $500 billion.
I would urge you to talk to Beijing about making that plane land because if your sole defense for what I laid out is that the Iranians wouldn't want to violate a U.N. resolution and they'd feel bad about violating international law, that…
There is a tendency when making policy to yield to the interests of the most powerful entity in this country that cares about that policy.
But the deal is so bad that it has to be sold as a China containment policy because it is certainly not a jobs creation policy.
Asia's important. That's why it's important that we not enter into bad trade deals or unnecessary military confrontations in Asia.
But at the same time, if an Argentine plane was getting too close to the Falkland Islands we wouldn't be talking about it here.
I hope you convey that Congress probably won't [provide aid], and next year, I would suggest Congress is much less likely to.
What would happen if we simply didn't provide the aid until Dr. Afridi and his family were released?
We still have a system where the umpire is paid by one of the teams and selected by that team.





