Unless we pressure China, we will only be able to annoy or punish the North Koreans but not force them to change their behavior.
Brad Sherman
The Public Record
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.
The other approach is country sanctions, 10, 15 percent tariff on everything coming into the United States from China.
Do any of you think that Kim Jong-un would give up his nuclear program in order to get that 10 percent of his GDP back?
I support virtually every piece of legislation to tighten the screws on North Korea.
Do any of you predict that North Korea would not have at least one ICBM able to hit Los Angeles with a nuclear weapon 10 years from now?
Because our goal, the political--if you want to be a good politician, you just slam the table and say we want a democratic North Korea and we will settle for nothing less.
I have talked to so many businesspeople who say, look, I have a long-term plan and I don't want to have to justify my quarterly numbers.
When you are disclosing, investors are winning. When you are explaining, investors are winning.
Every few months I remind you that you have not yet used your authority to break up the too-big-to-fail institutions.
I hope that you are pushing inside the administration to get them to fill the empty boxes on the organization chart.





