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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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May 19, 2014

The best thing that we could do for Mexico would be to lower the price of drugs so the cartels then wouldn't have so much income to create a power dynamic in Mexico that is negative to that country.

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May 19, 2014

Let us note that our drug war has been a total failure in the United States.

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May 19, 2014

When you start trying to get into the mind set of a dictator you have to think more like--think of what that dictator is thinking.

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May 19, 2014

It is a sign of arrogance. It is a sign of take a look, we are becoming powerful.

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May 19, 2014

This is not a group of leaders of a country who would be impressed by the fact that five of their lower echelon have been indicted.

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May 19, 2014

I, of course, was hoping that this so-called pivot to Asia was going to result in a much more aggressive and realistic policy toward what I see is the major threat to America's security and the free world security and stability and well…

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May 19, 2014

If we are going to live at peace and prosperity in the United States we cannot lose focus of what is going on in China and in the Pacific.

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May 19, 2014

Arresting or indicting five military computer hackers is so--such a weak response.

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May 9, 2014

I would like to note for the gentleman--and I am sure we will have your support--that the gentlewoman from California, Loretta Sanchez, and myself today are starting a Support Egypt Caucus, which will be aimed at supporting General el-Sisi…

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May 8, 2014

We join the people of Venezuela, in demanding a respect for human rights and, yes, demanding them--demanding with them free and fair elections.

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May 8, 2014

President Maduro is obviously synonymous with repression, corruption, the impoverishment of his people, cronyism, brutality, and, yes, even murder.

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May 8, 2014

I would just like to suggest that we make this the first step, and not just a public relations--I mean, this is a problem, you know.

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May 8, 2014

This shouldn't be just something the American taxpayer needs to bear the burden of.

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May 8, 2014

We need to make sure that we are just not--track it. It is like--tracking trash in space is not the answer.

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May 8, 2014

Mr. Chairman, I would suggest that someone from this Committee go to that hearing--or that meeting.

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May 8, 2014

Well, is, you know, one--I remember one of the directors of the space program in Russia telling me that they had been thinking about some--almost a bulldozer type of thing.

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May 8, 2014

The debris issue is not a secondary issue. Debris is something that will limit humankind's ability to use space for our benefit.

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May 7, 2014

I am for peace. I really am. I am not--I don't think of myself as someone in favor of Israel over the Palestinians.

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May 7, 2014

Until they say the right of return is gone, that they really have not recognized Israel.

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May 7, 2014

We are spending $400 million a year subsidizing the Palestinians over decades while they are being intransigent the whole time.

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May 7, 2014

But I would hope that, as we go through the testimony today, that we get to the heart of the matter.

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May 7, 2014

The only thing that stands today between peace in the Middle East, as far as I can see--and I will be anxious to hear your reaction to this--the only real thing that stands between peace is a Palestinian willingness to say, 'We don't have…

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May 7, 2014

We should not be jumping into it. We should not be borrowing... to give it to Ukraine.

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May 7, 2014

This all began... when an elected President of Ukraine... was forced out of office by street violence.

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May 7, 2014

This is not simply a case of Russian aggression.

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