Howard Berman Quotations

It is wrong to say the U.S. should "not take sides" in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

I have said it before but it bears repeating: Aid is not a gift. The United States provides foreign assistance because it serves OUR interests.

I wish to note that intellectual property theft by a government represents the very essence of organized crime.

Even before I was a Democrat, I was a Zionist.

Since we enacted the PATRIOT Act almost three years ago, there has been tremendous public debate about its breadth and implications on due process and privacy.

Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quick rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user's health.

The atmosphere is different in Congress after September 11. Terrorism is no longer an abstract issue, but a real, tangible threat.

American foreign policy has been - and must continue to be - based on unequivocal support for Israel's right to exist and to be free from terror.

How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate product?

I do believe that there's a patent quality problem. A lot of people who don't have an ax to grind think there needs to be reform.