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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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Sep 25, 2019

Peace and nonproliferation should always be the top priority for the United States.

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Sep 25, 2019

The Saudis do not have a God given right to have nuclear power with U.S. cooperation and we better make sure that Saudi Arabia does not obtain nuclear weapons.

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Sep 25, 2019

I think that President Trump's withdrawal from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty represented a huge mistake, both for America's security and global peace.

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Sep 25, 2019

This assessment is seemingly incompatible with the administration's intent to have the and I quote 'final and fully verified denuclearization of North Korea.'

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Sep 25, 2019

I hope that we could drive home the importance of South Korea not undermining American security in some other part of the world just so that one company can make a few dollars.

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Sep 25, 2019

We have bled lives and treasure to protect the people of South Korea by the tens of thousands of deaths, by the hundreds of thousands of injuries.

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Sep 25, 2019

Asking or insisting upon--let me put it this way. I quoted Secretary Perry.

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Sep 25, 2019

What is the Congress for if we are not going to ask you questions about what you are working on?

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Sep 25, 2019

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

It is critical to the United States that the Marshall Islands not go down the road of a sovereign cryptocurrency.

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Sep 25, 2019

If you want to do something good for the country or the world, you put it in the military budget.

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Sep 25, 2019

I had a chance to talk last May with President Heine and urge her not to go down that road.

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Sep 25, 2019

But it covered the period through the end of 2016?

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Sep 25, 2019

[T]he Compacts create bonds between the United States and these three countries that are closer than we enjoy with any other sovereign nation.

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Sep 24, 2019

We need to make a claim to China that it is very hard to do business when they engage in hostage diplomacy.

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Sep 24, 2019

This demonstrates that the so-called Extradition Bill is an infringement on the rights, the autonomy rights of Hong Kong.

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Sep 18, 2019

It occurs to me that it is unlikely that we are going to have a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan unless Pakistan wants to see a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan.

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Sep 18, 2019

I would hope that you would at least go as far as the American Petroleum Institute's recommended best practices.

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Aug 13, 2019

We may or may not get split roll, but if we get split roll, it has to be tied to ending fees at least for rental housing.

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Aug 13, 2019

We have to do everything possible to build more housing, and the more affordable that housing is, the better.

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Aug 13, 2019

The homelessness is the tip of the iceberg, and the homelessness we see is the tip of that iceberg.

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Aug 13, 2019

I hope you would join me--and this is a State matter--in trying to get the sales tax that is generated by building... allocated to the city where the building takes place.

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Aug 13, 2019

We pass a lot of laws in Congress, we repeal some, but we cannot repeal the law of supply and demand.

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Aug 13, 2019

Have you tried raising the wages?

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