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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.

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Oct 22, 2019

Donald Trump said crypto assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including the drug trade.

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Oct 22, 2019

What may have actually happened is the Turks threatened us with war and we blinked.

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Oct 22, 2019

I would not vote for an AUMF saying America should go to war with Turkey over the control of a 30-kilometer strip across Syria.

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Oct 21, 2019

It would be a terrible mistake and anything Congress--but let's move on.

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Oct 21, 2019

It works. It produces huge profits. It produces low interest rates. It is a far better real estate finance system than any I am aware of anywhere in the world.

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Oct 21, 2019

There is no way to make a billion dollars for a private individual. There is no way to get stock options for a private individual.

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Oct 21, 2019

We currently have a system that is the envy of the world, with ordinary working people able to buy, who borrow hundreds of thousands of dollars at pretty low rates.

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Sep 25, 2019

The less enriched uranium the Iranians have and the lower enrichment level of that uranium at any one time the better.

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Sep 25, 2019

We hope that the administration is trying to persuade Japan not to operate that plant.

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Sep 25, 2019

What is the Trump Administration doing to prevent France from selling a very large processing plant to China that would allow Beijing to produce enough material for tens of thousands of nuclear weapons?

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Sep 25, 2019

I look forward to your help in getting--it to survive.

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Sep 25, 2019

As a former intelligence officer, I am concerned about what appears to be a dramatic disconnect between our political and our intelligence leaders.

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Sep 25, 2019

Can you describe what the Administration is doing to make it more difficult for Iran to use illicit procurement?

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Sep 25, 2019

Thank you. I let you go a little over because you are doing the most important thing in the world which is preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.

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Sep 25, 2019

If we do not continually hold our adversaries like North Korea and Iran accountable for their blatant disregard for the international rules and norms, these bad actors will continue to advance their nuclear capabilities.

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Sep 25, 2019

I would also like to commend President Trump for his decision to no longer participate in the JCPOA.

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Sep 25, 2019

I also oppose the JCPOA, but I think that getting enriched uranium out of Iran is a good thing.

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Sep 25, 2019

To make it legally binding you need Congress and to get Congress, you are going to have to have a regime that does a credible job of keeping Iran from having nuclear weapons.

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Sep 25, 2019

I look forward to sufficient pressure being put on so that your Administration is able to negotiate a deal with Iran on proliferation issues that requires congressional approval.

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Sep 25, 2019

We know the long-term flaws of the JCPOA. We pulled out of the JCPOA so the world is not going to think that Iran pulled out when they violated because we already pulled out.

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Sep 25, 2019

Well, the only thing worse than Iran enriching is enriching and holding on to the enriched uranium.

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Sep 25, 2019

But now they have broken through that cap. The cap was imposed by an agreement that we renounced.

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Sep 25, 2019

I will want an answer for the record, explicitly, on why the Administration has taken action to prevent Iran from shipping enriched uranium out of the country.

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Sep 25, 2019

It is a little extreme to tell Iran that they should have remained in compliance with it after we backed out.

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Sep 25, 2019

If Saudi Arabia wants to be an enemy of the United States on a par with Tehran, they can go down the Tehran road.

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