Brad Sherman

We have just seen an election in India in which some 550 million people participated. That is the greatest exercise of the franchise in the history of the world.

There are only two legislative proposals to deal with the problem identified in the Republican report.

The solution to too-big-to-fail is not to have institutions that can take down the entire economy.

And that is why I will use my last half a minute to ask you a question, which is since the Republican report says we have a huge problem, the too-big-to-fail institutions might be bailed out, since your report indicates there are only two…

We were embarrassed to be there, defensive as to whether we were somehow imperialists.

Now we need a new Prime Minister in Iraq.

I believe that the Shiite alliance led by Iran is the greater threat to the United States.

You have very few tools left if we slip back into recession.

Many, many Members have told me and spoken about how in a very large percentage of this country we are still in a recession.

There isn't a person in this room who has waxed eloquently about how everything is going spectacularly in their district.

The economy is worse than your statement indicates.

At least this President is willing to cause us to pay a diplomatic and economic price to control Iran, if not a price in the loss of American troops on the ground.

I don't sense that today. I don't think it relates to whether--you know, what the personality of the President is.

I think it is absurd to think that the American people would be all gung ho for another war in the Middle East if only we had a President with a different personality.

We are wise to have this hearing to illustrate to Americans and Europeans why it is so important that all options remain on the table.

Iran is the number-one state sponsor of terror. Hezbollah, Assad--a reach that included the Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center, a point on the globe as far from Tehran as one can get.

Well, the refinery doesn't give you oil.

So basically of the forces that control territory in the area--Kurd, Alawite, Sunni, and Shi'ite--it is the Islamic State that has by far the least oil per capita.

I don't think that is the case.

I would simply say that no American died in Iraq or Syria today, and there are many policies available to us which will cost us substantially in blood and treasure.

I fear that--and I want to correct the record on this--that some of the opening statements seemed to be blinded by invective for the President.

At some point there will be peace. When that peace arrives, we may see an Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon that looks like Lebanon.

Iran, I think, continues to be the greatest threat to us in the Middle East.

The Maliki and the politicians of Baghdad are less than inspiring.

We have seen a Mr. Baghdadi with incredible ego declare himself caliph.