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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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Dec 8, 2015

When it comes to helping Taiwan defend itself, I think it should be classified as a major non-NATO ally.

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Dec 7, 2015

Pakistan is the world's only schizophrenic nuclear power.

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Dec 7, 2015

I don't think that there is any chance that a civil nuclear deal would be approved by Congress.

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Dec 7, 2015

I believe the greatest threat we have of the use of nuclear weapons is indeed in South Asia.

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Dec 7, 2015

I would hope that you would focus on liabilities rather than assets.

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Dec 7, 2015

There are thousands of Americans who would be alive today if we didn't have the 2008 meltdown.

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Dec 7, 2015

Folks, I do think that your decisions are life and death.

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Dec 1, 2015

Material submitted for the record by the Honorable Brad Sherman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California.

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Dec 1, 2015

The greatest present that you could give to my party and the worst thing or one of the worst things you could do for my country is to nominate the Presidential candidate who has got the hat.

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Dec 1, 2015

If you think that our prior FTAs' enforcement is what America wants, that we have been doing a great job, that there is no cheating under our existing rules, that everything is hunky-dory and the middle class is doing well in the United…

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Dec 1, 2015

Don't promise what you can't deliver.

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Dec 1, 2015

I would very much hope the trade decisions were made on the basis of pure reason and rational actors, in which case we would have a completely different trade policy than we have had for the last 30 years when we have decimated the…

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Dec 1, 2015

I will try to make my questioning memorable enough to----

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Dec 1, 2015

So what it means is goods that are maybe 10 or 15 percent in reality made in Vietnam get duty-free into the United States.

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Dec 1, 2015

One of the things that happened, just as soon as it was clear to those observing Congress that this deal would go through, and Iran would get its hands on $130 billion is Russia deployed sources to Syria.

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Dec 1, 2015

Terrorism may be cheap. War is expensive.

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Dec 1, 2015

I am going to be distributing to all members of the committee a discussion draft of a statute aimed at the IRGC.

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Dec 1, 2015

The Shi'ite alliance has killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Syria and killed far more Americans in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Marines in Beirut, than ISIS has ever aspired to.

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Dec 1, 2015

I think it is critical that we get capital to small business.

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Nov 17, 2015

I want to commend you for stepping forward--and say yes, FASB gets their authority from the SEC, and you take responsibility for their decision to delegate that authority.

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Nov 16, 2015

I am inspired by this work. I just want to bring to the attention of the subcommittee it is not just Qatar that takes a blind eye. It is also the U.S. Government.

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Nov 16, 2015

I don't think that we should be allowing--paying money--give ransom to terrorist organizations.

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Nov 16, 2015

Just because you host a U.S. military base does not mean that the United States has to preserve your regime.

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Nov 16, 2015

I do not remember General DeGaulle sending gold coins to French teachers in Normandy or Bordeaux.

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Nov 16, 2015

Qatar doesn't just allow its citizens to give money to terrorist groups. Government money is going to Hamas and other terrorist groups.

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