Brad Sherman

Assad is only interested in maintaining a grip on power regardless of how much and whose blood is spilt.

There are those who say we should just fight ISIS and be in alliance with Assad to do so. I think that would be a road to defeat.

I think this resolution means to say that we've determined that Christians and Yezidis are subject to genocide.

If we are going to defeat ISIS we're going to need to reach a settlement in Syria that does not cause Sunni Muslims to believe that they will be oppressed by this Assad regime as they have been in the past.

That extremist Shi'ite alliance is, I believe, even more dangerous than ISIS since they include two state actors and a nuclear program.

Syria and much of Iraq face two great evils. ISIS is well known to everyone in this room.

While I believe the discussion draft could be stronger, it's important to note that the last three pipeline safety reauthorizations were truly bipartisan efforts that moved our nation forward on safety.

I'm encouraged that this draft includes language authored by Mr. Green that will allow us to finally begin a conversation about the need for PHMSA to have direct hire authority.

I hope that you would sanction the Iranian Government for its violation with sanctions that actually affect the Iranian economy.

I hope that you would personally issue a statement condemning Iran's violation of human rights.

I didn't vote for it but there are very good aspects of that deal.

I hope you would comment for the record about our rules of engagement against ISIS.

As to your bill, I'd point out that most ISIS fighters go into Turkey where perhaps their passports are stamped...

Never again should a major metropolitan area be dependent or so dependent on just one facility.

Too big to fail is too big to exist.

We need tough national standards.

Now we have discovered that a natural gas leak with mercaptan, with volatile organic compounds can be an air toxin 5 miles or Congressman Knight says even further than 5 miles away.

For 117 days the northern Los Angeles community Porter Ranch was the victim of the largest natural gas leak in American history.

I would say that we shouldn't criticize Australia in the resolution so long as prior to the introduction of the resolution Australia calls for the resignation of Mr. Gurry.

I would hope that Australia would remedy this by taking the lead on this organization in demanding this man's resignation.

What Mr. Gurry did is contrary to security, national security interests of the United States.

If Australia is going to ask for our soldiers and then foist this guy and put him in a position where he can evade U.S. security sanctions...

I joined with colleagues here to introduce a resolution demanding audit, disclosure and a copy of this report.

This is not a well-run agency. It is not a good governance system.

If I had to pick an organization where employees needed a union to protect them, this would be it.