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Dana Rohrabacher

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Dana Rohrabacher is a former U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district, serving from 1989 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is known for his libertarian views and strong support for the tech industry. During his time in Congress, Rohrabacher was an advocate for various issues, including technology innovation and foreign policy matters, particularly regarding Taiwan and its democratic governance. He often emphasized the importance of individual liberties and limited government intervention.

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Apr 14, 2015

I would hope that we are honest enough with one another to realize that we have major flaws in our dissemination of facts and information in the United States as well.

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Mar 25, 2015

I think what we are doing right now to confront Daesh will either basically eliminate our deal with a challenge that is of that magnitude because if we don't and if President al-Sisi does not win in Egypt, does not overwhelm those people…

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Mar 19, 2015

I hope everyone paid attention to that wonderful idea that has just been given to us. These Special Orders play a role here in that we permit ourselves the opportunity to hear from people for a little bit more than 1 minute to talk about…

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Mar 18, 2015

Isn't the real answer trying to make ourselves partners with those people in Iran who want a more democratic country?

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Mar 18, 2015

The people of Iran are really nice people. In fact, I understand they like Americans more than just about any other country in the world.

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Mar 18, 2015

I think the American people are being lulled into a false sense of security.

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Mar 18, 2015

I would suggest that I give you an A+ in terms of being able to focus people's attention on these negotiations dealing with the ability for them to manufacture a weapon. I would give you an F- when it comes to whether or not we can try to…

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Mar 17, 2015

Let me just note that there has been some laudable cooperation in the Science Committee this year, which I deeply appreciate. And the gentlelady and I have actually cosponsored some very needed legislation. I think this particular bill…

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Mar 16, 2015

Are we going to continue giving Pakistan that money even as it imprisons Dr. Afridi, the man who helped us bring to justice the man--the people who slaughtered 3,000 Americans on 9/11?

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Mar 16, 2015

Maybe I will go directly--does our aid that goes to--that eventually ends up with the Kurds do we have to ship that through Baghdad first?

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Mar 3, 2015

We basically failed as a country when we did not uphold the rule of law.

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Mar 3, 2015

It is hurting our republic deeply. It is hurting it, not, ma'am, only macroeconomically, but microeconomically.

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Mar 3, 2015

I can't believe in TPP because I have been here long enough to see what happened with NAFTA.

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Mar 3, 2015

The agreement says nothing about currency manipulation, so it enshrines the Chinese idea that currency manipulation is just fine.

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Mar 3, 2015

When you are in a hole, and we have the biggest trade deficit hole imaginable, it is time to stop digging.

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Mar 3, 2015

We need fair trade, not what is called free trade.

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Mar 3, 2015

The economic case for this agreement is so incredibly weak that even with the vast majority of economists already on the payroll of those who are pushing it they can't make an economic case.

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Mar 3, 2015

We have got to first support liberty and we have got to create economic agreements that work for our people.

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Mar 3, 2015

I hope that what we are doing is trying to bring peace to the Ukrainians and not to humiliate the Russians.

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Mar 3, 2015

The pivotal moment was when it accepted the deal that was offered by Russia to help them in their desperate economic situation

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Mar 3, 2015

I would hope that our goal is to do what is right by Ukraine and bring peace to Ukraine

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Feb 26, 2015

So for every year that we let this slip, we are dependent on the Russians for the transportation at $76 million per seat.

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Feb 26, 2015

If we don't get the full amount that you have requested, which is $1.24 billion, we could expect the date to slip?

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Feb 26, 2015

So, just in summary, Mr. Chairman, what we have, although we are looking at a major expense here, this is a lot less expensive to go with these private sector operations than if we went with the traditional way NASA would have gone about…

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