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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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Dec 10, 2013

I think our job is not necessarily to highlight details in legislation, but instead to express our principle and our philosophy behind what we are doing.

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Dec 10, 2013

It is time for us to get our butts out of that country.

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Dec 10, 2013

Maybe this is the grovel administration. We are groveling to Karzai.

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Dec 10, 2013

I am more interested in knowing how many Americans have been killed, because the Afghans have been killing themselves for centuries.

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Dec 10, 2013

It is disheartening to have a briefing from our Government people who are involved in a project and they can't tell me how much we are spending annually.

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Dec 10, 2013

I don't know where to begin here. How much are we spending annually in Afghanistan now?

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Dec 10, 2013

Controlling human activity is not necessarily consistent with the founders of this country, who believed that human beings have rights to control their own actions.

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Dec 10, 2013

But just in terms of we were talking about the Arctic, you agree that it has never been warmer in the Arctic?

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Dec 10, 2013

What you are saying is then being used as an excuse to control the activities of mankind, correct?

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Dec 10, 2013

Most every time when you are suggesting that this is due to climate change, we are not really talking about climate change.

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Dec 9, 2013

Hundreds of these people have been slaughtered. They live under constant threat of being murdered.

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Dec 9, 2013

I am introducing a bill today that will allow 3,000 refugees from Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty, now Camp Liberty, status, refugee status, and thus will permit them to be enabled to come to the United States.

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Dec 9, 2013

When the leader of the free world shakes the bloody hand of a ruthless dictator like Raul Castro it becomes a propaganda coup for the tyrant.

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Dec 9, 2013

Now, Jay Carney suggested that if pursuing a diplomatic resolution in Iran is disallowed or ruled out, then we would be faced with no other option than war to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. This is a false binary choice.

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Dec 9, 2013

I oppose the administration's acceptance of Iran's illegitimate claim to a right to enrich uranium.

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Dec 9, 2013

Well, this deal is a bad deal. I believe that the concessions offered to Iran will be the death knell on the sanctions program as we know it.

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Dec 9, 2013

Instead of trust but verify, instead of test but verify, it looks like it is grovel but verify, to me.

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Dec 9, 2013

This is a man who holds power through brute force.

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Dec 9, 2013

Denying spare parts to the Egyptian Army at this moment would not lead to a better world and to a better situation in Egypt

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Dec 9, 2013

We want to make sure that a standard that is an honest standard, not just protection of Christians, but protection of the religious rights of all people of Egypt, are protected.

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Dec 9, 2013

I believe that we are breaking the covenant at this very moment.

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Dec 9, 2013

The greater message is that the people of the United States believe in religious freedom.

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Dec 9, 2013

The United States must really speak with an honest voice on these standards.

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Dec 9, 2013

I would hope that we don't do anything that weakens, like denying spare parts to the military.

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