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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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Jul 25, 2012

And it is a process that is developing and that is why perhaps at times it is best to leave it to the market because things mature as the technology matures rather than jumping out ahead of something that then causes serious problems…

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Jul 25, 2012

This should be a market-driven decision and not something where the high and mighty who can take money out of the pockets of some people and put it in the pockets of others will decide what their transportation decisions will be.

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Jul 24, 2012

I think it is time, as Congressman Smith was saying, to enforce the existing laws that are in place.

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Jul 24, 2012

I think we ought to quit making excuses for China.

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Jul 24, 2012

As Dana Rohrabacher pointed out, the events occurred at Tiananmen Square, and they didn't lose a slight bit of access to the American market.

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Jul 24, 2012

We need to demonstrate what our real values of the American people are.

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Jul 24, 2012

What has happened in the past when we allow monstrous regimes to get away from being confronted by their crimes against their own people?

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Jul 24, 2012

The double-standard between Russia and China is so glaring that it is giving a bad message to both the Russian Government and to the Chinese Government.

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Jul 24, 2012

We were actually supporting the dissident movements. It would be the equivalent of today our Government would be providing help, as we should be, to the Uyghurs or to the Tibetans.

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Jul 24, 2012

The double-standard that I see right now for China seems to be, I mean, it is overwhelming to me as an individual.

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Jul 24, 2012

I am very dismayed at this struggle, which I have been witnessing close-up for 30 years.

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Jul 24, 2012

America needs to be sending to dictators throughout the world, and especially the world's worst human rights abuser, which happens to be China.

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Jul 24, 2012

Today, humankind's greatest hope for a more peaceful world and a freer world is in the hands of the people, the suffering people of China.

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Jul 24, 2012

On torture, on trafficking, on religion freedom, on workers' right, China gets a failing grade.

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Jul 24, 2012

These are crimes against women that have no precedent in human history.

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Jul 24, 2012

The one-child-per-couple policy has had a devastating impact on the women of China.

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Jul 24, 2012

We are dismayed in California that huge amounts of water are being permitted to go off of the high Sierras, which is our water source, and dumped into the ocean in the name of saving the delta Smelt.

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Jul 24, 2012

It is also important for us to make sure that we have the water and the energy necessary for ordinary people in our own country to live decent lives and enjoy the freedom that is our heritage as Americans.

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Jul 24, 2012

It is very important for us to understand the economic relationship we have with the world's worst human rights abusers.

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Jul 23, 2012

The longer we keep the status quo, the greater risk of instability in Central Asia.

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Jul 23, 2012

I do not believe Pakistan is a friend of the United States, and really not a friend of Central Asia.

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Jul 19, 2012

There's been a series of tests to show this is very effective. One more series of tests will cost $2.6 million and can deploy these. I believe it will increase the value of our C-130s and C- 17s to the point that we can actually maybe…

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Jul 19, 2012

In the past, in order to achieve the goal that you have outlined, we needed to reconfigure the inside of these C-130s and have special C-130s deployed. This new PCAD system, which we can roll on enormous amounts of water in these little…

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Jul 18, 2012

If we do rely on the WTO, which I voted against permitting China into the WTO, do we have a situation where we can enforce our own findings against China?

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Jul 18, 2012

They are brazen in their theft of wealth that should be going for our people to help our way of life.

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