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Schiff

British  
/ ʃɪf /

noun

  1. Andras (ˈɑndrəs). born 1953, Hungarian concert pianist; became British citizen in 2001

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“From the birth of our nation, our founders were obsessed with preventing tyranny and the emergence of another king, another despot. They created checks and balances, separation of powers, an independent judiciary. They understood that the greatest threat to liberty wasn’t foreign invasion, it was the concentration of power in the hands of one person or faction,” Schiff said on the floor of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Allen has drawn a key endorsement from California Sen. Adam Schiff and as of Dec. 31 had about $1 million in the bank, more than any other candidate.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month, Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff toured a for-profit detention center in California City after reports of unsafe facilities, inadequate medical care and limited access to attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times

Democrats Schiff, Durbin, and Luján all sit on the Senate’s Agricultural Committee, which holds congressional oversight of the CFTC.

From Barron's

“This diminished capacity will send bad actors the message that there will not be enough cops on the beat if they attempt to defraud or exploit our commodity and derivative markets,” Schiff says.

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