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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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Apr 10, 2013

History has proven that diplomatic negotiations with these regimes have been a waste of time.

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Apr 10, 2013

Cooperation between Iran, Syria, and North Korea has long been a problem.

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Apr 10, 2013

The U.S. must demand that Iran, Syria, and North Korea allow IAEA inspectors to immediately inspect and have access to all nuclear facilities and stockpiles to ensure their safety.

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Mar 19, 2013

I mean, this is a terrorist organization that carries out terrorism on European soil.

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Mar 19, 2013

I made what I thought was a forceful argument to them that they need to do this not as a favor to the United States, not as a favor to Israel, but as a responsibility that they have to their constituents.

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Mar 19, 2013

This is a terrorist organization that carries out terrorism on European soil.

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Mar 19, 2013

We should point out that Hezbollah and Iran, working together, blew up the Buenos Aires Jewish community center late last century.

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Mar 19, 2013

Hezbollah and Iran have expanded their operations in Latin America, especially fundraising for illicit activities.

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Mar 19, 2013

One important step that European countries could take would be to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

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Mar 19, 2013

Iran, indeed, presents a global challenge to the United States, and Hezbollah is a major part of that challenge.

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Mar 18, 2013

The Taliban would not be in business in Afghanistan if it was hunted down by the Pakistani national security enterprise as if it was a true enemy of Pakistan.

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Mar 18, 2013

I doubt very much whether we are going to see a peaceful, unified, progressive state in Afghanistan, but I have no doubt that there will be those advocating for unlimited American resources, treasure, and blood to try to achieve that…

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Mar 18, 2013

We all want to help those homeowners who are in trouble or underwater, but we should recognize that many of the ways we help actually cost the Federal Government money.

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Mar 18, 2013

In the 1930s, we tried the idea of no Federal role in home finance. It did not work out.

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Mar 18, 2013

Haven't the taxpayers done enough to deserve 100 percent ownership of these entities and to know that we are not going to lose revenue to the net operating loss carry-forwards?

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Mar 12, 2013

It's time to stop punishing India for becoming a nuclear state.

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Mar 12, 2013

That is FHA's mission, to step forward and play a larger role when we have a downturn.

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Mar 4, 2013

It is going to be very hard to force this regime to change its behavior and to give up its nuclear weapons.

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Mar 4, 2013

Iran has no legitimate fears, not even illegitimate fears of Israel. They do not share a border.

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Mar 4, 2013

Defending that treaty is critical, since without it I am sure there would be dozens of nuclear states and we would have experienced several nuclear wars by now.

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Mar 4, 2013

The world has avoided the destruction that many predicted when the nuclear genie was unleashed in 1945, chiefly because of the Nonproliferation Treaty.

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Feb 26, 2013

Whether the worst elements of the Syrian opposition are worse than the worst elements of the Assad regime I leave to another hearing.

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Feb 26, 2013

As I understand our official human rights formula, it is the number of human rights violations divided by the number of million barrels of oil exported by the relevant country.

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Feb 26, 2013

We have a lot of capital on the sidelines, as the gentleman from California pointed out.

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Feb 26, 2013

I want to thank you for the wisdom to recognize that our country needs an expansionary monetary policy.

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