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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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May 24, 2016

We might want to get our work done sooner rather than later.

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May 24, 2016

I join with the ranking member in saying that we ought to have new sanctions.

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May 24, 2016

Some believe that the sanctions got us a good deal. Some believe the sanctions would have gotten us a better deal. The only agreement was that sanctions work.

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May 24, 2016

People in this country want us to get along with everyone around the world. We long for peace, and there are those who say sanctions contradict that.

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May 23, 2016

It is time for Saudi Arabia to come clean. They can't say they don't support terrorism.

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May 17, 2016

The Iraqis promised to provide security protection to the MEK members in Iraq after the U.S. transferred authority to the Iraqi Government.

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May 17, 2016

We all owe a debt of gratitude to the MEK for bringing this information to the world.

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May 17, 2016

I have cosponsored the three House bills and support all bills.

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May 17, 2016

The choice is not between arbitration and litigation. The choice is between litigation as a class action and absolutely no remedy.

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May 16, 2016

And to say that investors must only consider earnings per share is to say that the investor doesn't own their own money; cannot make decisions that reflect their own values.

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May 16, 2016

I think it is an attack on capitalism to tell investors that it is virtually illegal for them to consider anything other than earnings per share in making their investments.

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May 11, 2016

I hope colleagues here, well, you will be receiving a letter from me soon about urging the EU to designate Mahan Air under its terrorism sanctions.

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May 11, 2016

Iran is taking its thugs to Syria and killing people by the hundreds every week, and those who believe in peace have to realize that they have no allies in Tehran.

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May 11, 2016

What we should be talking about is to demand full compliance with the deal and ourselves not over-comply and give to the Iranians more than they bargained for.

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May 11, 2016

We have to straighten out the difference between being pro-Iran deal, and there are many reasonable people who have taken that position, and pro-Iran.

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May 10, 2016

The State Department needs to focus on the jobs, not the profits.

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May 10, 2016

I strongly support Vice President Biden's goal of increasing bilateral trade to $500 billion.

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May 10, 2016

India is perhaps the greatest geopolitical opportunity for the United States.

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May 10, 2016

South Asia, with nearly 2 billion people, by definition, is a major focus of American foreign policy.

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Apr 27, 2016

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…

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Apr 27, 2016

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.

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Apr 27, 2016

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.

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Apr 27, 2016

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.

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Apr 27, 2016

Asia's important. That's why it's important that we not enter into bad trade deals or unnecessary military confrontations in Asia.

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