Juan Vargas
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Juan Carlos Vargas is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Vargas has focused on issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and environmental protection during his time in office. He has been an advocate for the rights of immigrants and has worked to address the challenges faced by his constituents in California.
My question really is how does this affect the consumers in the United States.
That is something that I have never seen it here in the United States. That is something that I imagine wouldn't happen.
It is dangerous when we canonize a strong man and I think some of the language that I heard today about Putin filling the churches in Russia and somehow unifying people around the Russian area is dangerous.
I see that and I believe that a nuclear Iran is still the most serious threat to our national security.
I ask that today we extend the crucial and critical unemployment insurance lifeline to the 1.3 million jobless Americans who have already lost coverage. In California alone, 214,000 people have already lost their unemployment coverage…
Two years after the U.S. forces departed Iraq, al-Qaeda's influence and capabilities have grown significantly, particularly in the Sunni communities.
I do think it is naive, and I don't think it makes us safer, unfortunately, and I don't think it makes our allies safer, especially Israel.
I do have to ask, as many of my constituents ask, was it all worth it? Was it worth it?
It is interesting how the French really stepped in and say, what are you guys doing? This is not enough. You can't trust this deal.
I want to see us continue to work with Egypt, not abandon Egypt. I think that would be a horrible mistake.
I had great concern when President Morsi was elected. I believed that the country was going to head toward radical Islam.





