We have a huge trade deficit. It is as big a problem as our budget deficit; it just receives far less attention.
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.
The real question, why are we running a huge trade deficit, it is either because our workers and entrepreneurs are worse or our Government is worse.
Currency manipulation is something that ought to be at the highest levels of the State Department.
I stopped reading science fiction when I got to Congress because in my work I found more strange and wonderful things than could be in the pages of science fiction.
We have been told that there is a constitutional right of corporate CEOs to use other people's money, in this case the shareholders, on political communications or propaganda without even disclosing what they are doing.
We sometimes speak a different language than those who favor bailouts, should deal with translation.
Since the late 1990s, I have been calling for the toughest sanctions on Iran.
There is no contradiction among those of us who believe in maximum sanctions and continued negotiations.
The sanctions we have now are clearly insufficient, but they are stronger than the ones we had 3 years ago.
A new airship technology has the potential to carry perhaps hundreds of tons of material and personnel anywhere on the globe.





