Brad Sherman

Sanctions have worked. In fact, they have worked better over the last 50 years than major military interventions.

Sanctions are derided because they are hostile. But those who prize peace should be informed that they are not a prelude to war but a substitute for it.

And if they want to give the word of the American people, they need to come to the United States Congress.

As to persuasion, we need a robust State Department. It is being cut back. That is a national security issue.

Sanctions can work only if they are multinational. There is plenty of business to be done in Europe and Asia.

Should we have in any CFIUS law a provision that says you explicitly must take into account whether the host government of whatever company is making the investment supports terrorism--whether or not is a state sponsor of terror?

I mean, the next step is to be legally prepared to move forward.

Keep in mind, it dramatically helps the people of Africa, dramatically helps the people of South Asia.

I hope you restore my faith in that chair.

I don't think that we can force you to answer the question.

Can you commit to a detailed, clear, and definitive answer in a reasonable amount of time?

You are burdened by the fact that I have been here a long time. And every time, almost every time someone says that I get back a nonsense answer.

I hope you will go back and look at that both in terms of books is a good way to invest.

When it comes to our foreign aid we gave foreign aid to Germany and France in the '40s. Today they are donor countries.

The idea that the Chinese Communist Party would make a theological determination offers some comic relief to what is otherwise a very serious hearing.

We have got to get the truth out. I want to talk a little bit about the Voice of America in getting truthful information to the people of Tibet.

How come we haven't seized those assets for the benefit of the Venezuelan people?

The current system did not break. The system we had in 2008 did and we shouldn't go back to it.

What we know fails is an implicit Federal guarantee for privately run, profit-oriented institutions.

I strongly support two resolutions that condemn Palestinian terrorism. One in particular is H.R. 3542, the Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act, that has been introduced by Mr. Wilson.

I especially want to focus on H. Con. Res. 90 condemning the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya introduced by Mr. Crowley and Mr. Chabot.

Even for those of us who are advocates of the bank, you can imagine how painful it is to then go back to your district and say, we put money in here, and Iran takes money out of there.

Not enough. Let's do more.

Can I ask you to personally bring up, with high-level Pakistani authorities, the November 2015 death of Dr. Anwar Laghari and the death just a few weeks ago of Dr. Laghari's son, Asad Laghari?

To what extent does the administration take up these human rights issues and disappearances with the Pakistani Government?