I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.

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The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.

The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense...

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense...

Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.

Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.

Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued.

Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued.

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to...

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to...

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the...

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the...

So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants...

So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants...

For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health...

For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health...

China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these...

China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these...

We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves...

We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves...

Superfund was passed with the good intention of cleaning up America's toxic waste sites.

Superfund was passed with the good intention of cleaning up America's toxic waste sites.

We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.

We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.

We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals:...

We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals:...

But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic...

But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic...

For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate....

For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate....

We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities.

We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities.

So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to...

So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to...

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be...

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be...

Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw...

Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw...