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Wendy Sherman is a prominent American diplomat and a member of the Democratic Party, currently serving as the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. She has played a significant role in U.S. foreign policy, particularly in relation to global health and international relations with China. Sherman is known for her emphasis on collaboration in addressing global challenges, including pandemics, and has articulated the importance of managing the U.S.-China relationship as a key geopolitical issue of the current era. Her extensive experience in diplomacy includes serving as the lead negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal.
In the late 1990s, California, whose energy markets dominate the effect up and down the West Coast, adopted a competitive market for electric generation. Under Federal law, if a State adopts that competitive model, it gives up the right to…
I voted against the Boehlert Amendment to the Intelligence Authorizations bill for 2005, H.R. 4548, due to the language which suggested that the war against Iraq and the policies of our commander-in-chief were the major factors in Libya's…
I want to clarify of the backgrounds that we face with Iran. First, Iran has a large amount of natural gas. This natural gas is flared. They do not need to generate electricity with nuclear plants. In fact, they can without pollution and…
I introduced the legislation in early 2001. I expected the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt) to become Speaker after the 2002 election; and I could just imagine how secure the undisclosed location where Vice President Cheney resided…
No. As I said, I introduced it in February or May of 2001 in part because I was analyzing how our institutions could be improved in light of the difficulties of December, 2000, and I was not surprised that I was not able to get a hearing…
clearly, the gentleman from Washington will not be surprised if I say that a clear and transparent system for installing a successor President would be preferable. There are some plans to deal with top-level civil servants in the…
we send troops into battle without body armor. Shame. Those troops come back deprived of the veterans benefits we promised. Shame. And now we deliberately divide the homefront for political advantage. Shame. Make no mistake about it. This…
just for a second I would like to go over the remarks of the gentleman from Ohio where he says that the Republican administration actually promotes the outsourcing of jobs, reducing jobs here in the United States. It almost makes it sound…
I rise to protest the process that brings H.R. 1, the Medicare reform and prescription drug legislation, before the House today. These procedures could only be described as undemocratic and unfair. Republican Leaders were in the room for…
we all want to vote to support the troops. This bill, however, contains provisions for $18 billion as gifts, and none as loans, to Iraq. We ought to have a separate vote on that provision. But what they have done is link the two provisions…
Given the issues involved with this legislation, the leadership should not have brought this bill to the floor as a ``suspension.'' This is but the most recent example of abuse of the suspension calendar during the 108th Congress.
The supplemental proposal before us today provides $2.1 billion for oil infrastructure improvements and reconstruction in Iraq. The public and the world are a bit skeptical as to how that money will be spent. The answer to that skepticism…
Let me use this 1 minute to address another issue, and that is to commend the United States Senate for adopting an amendment yesterday similar to one debated here on this floor. That amendment says that half the money being used to rebuild…
I voted for the Iraq resolution last October. I support our troops. This amendment is the key vote of the evening. If everyone who spoke for the Pence amendment, everyone who spoke in their district about how we should be making loans to…
I agree with the last speaker. America's greatest days are yet to come. But not if we make a bunch of stupid decisions here in Washington. The great debate today will be whether the $18 billion going to build Iraq is going as loans or as…
Two billion dollars of it is going to go to build new oil wells and oil facilities in Iraq. This will be the first time in history that we invest $2 billion in oil drilling, hit oil and get nothing. Why do we need these $2 billion of…
we all support the troops. We all want to see Iraq built, or at least restored. There is only one issue that is in doubt: whether the $18 billion goes to Iraq as a loan or as a gift. Now, we will have two chances to vote on that issue, at…
we all remember when this President came before our House and, in a burst of excessive honesty, told us perceptively that we faced an axis of evil: three nations posed a great threat to the United States. His phraseology deliberately…
Mr. Chairman, our hearts go out to the people of Iran who are fighting valiantly for freedom and democracy. The least we could do in this bill is to provide our support and put the United States on record in favor of minority rights…
Amendment No. 33 offered by Mr. Sherman: At the end of title VII of the bill, add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC. ____. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO DEMOCRACY IN IRAN. (a)…
I rise to oppose a rule that does not allow the House to consider providing working families with the child care credit. The current situation imposes the injury of denying these working families $400 that they need and then adds the…
the Bush recession continues, and this job killer bill ensures that it will continue to continue. It imposes additional deficits on our budget and additional debt on the American people. It imposes higher interest rates on the American…
this job-killer bill will lead to a continuation of the Bush recession. We are told we need to end the double taxation of corporate income, but one-third of corporate income earned by U.S. corporations is not even subject to corporate tax…
I came down here to talk about taxes, but let me first talk about Texas. All Americans must unite in the war against terrorism and we did that. We passed the PATRIOT Act. We provided resources for the Department of Homeland Security. But…
this bill is a job killer. It ensures the continuation of the Bush recession. Now, some will benefit from this. In fact, those who earn over $1 million a year will average more than $93,000. That is almost enough to be a Bush Pioneer, if…
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