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Skip to main content THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. PLEASE CALL US BEFORE VISITING THE OFFICE AT 202-225-5911/818-501-9200. 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SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44TH ANNIVERSARY OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA - SHERMAN URGES PROTECTION & EXPANSION “THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATION AREA HAS BEEN OF TREMENDOUS BENEFIT TO VALLEY RESIDENTS WHO CAN ENJOY HIKING AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THIS PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT,” SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. “PROTECTING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IS CRITICAL NOW MORE THAN EVER." READ FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN WELCOMES NEWS OF CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN ETHIOPIA "I WELCOME THE PERMANENT CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN ETHIOPIA. WHEN MILLIONS HAVE SUFFERED UNSPEAKABLE ATROCITIES, ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR PEACE IS ONE THAT CANNOT BE SQUANDERED," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. WILL WORK TO REMOVE IRAN FROM U.N. COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN "THIS ANNOUNCED ACTION MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO STAND WITH AND HAS NOT FORGOTTEN THE IRANIAN WOMEN AND MEN WHO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE THE WORLD WITH THEIR BRAVERY," SAID SHERMAN. READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN COMMENDS L.A. CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO ADOPT IHRA DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM "I'M GLAD TO SEE THE LA CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT THE IHRA DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM," SAID CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN UPON NEWS OF THE VOTE. FULL STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIA CAUCUS CO-CHAIRS SHERMAN & CHABOT EXPRESS CONDOLENCES FOR MORBI BRIDGE TRAGEDY IN GUJARAT CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN AND CONGRESSMAN STEVE CHABOT (R-OH), CO-CHAIRS OF THE CAUCUS ON INDIA AND INDIAN AMERICANS, RELAYED THEIR CONDOLENCES FOR THE TRAGIC COLLAPSE OF MORBI BRIDGE IN GUJARAT STATE, INDIA. READ THE STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN REACTS TO ASSAULT OF NANCY PELOSI'S HUSBAND HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI'S HUSBAND, PAUL PELOSI, WAS ATTACKED AT THE COUPLE’S HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO. "MY PRAYERS ARE WITH PAUL FOR A FULL AND SPEEDY RECOVERY AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO SPEAKER PELOSI AND THEIR FAMILY," SAID SHERMAN IN RESPONSE TO THE NEWS. WATCH SHERMAN'S FULL REACTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN CONDEMNS BERKELEY STUDENT GROUP'S EXCLUSION OF JEWISH AND PRO-ISRAEL SPEAKERS "I AM OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED BY THE DECISION OF 14 STUDENT GROUPS AT THE UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW TO PASS A BYLAW THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY END JEWISH PARTICIPATION IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS" WROTE CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN IN A STATEMENT. READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN MARKS 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HELPED MARK THE 4-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREE OF LIFE SHOOTING – THE DEADLIEST ACT OF ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. "I URGE ALL THOSE WHO OPPOSE HATRED AND BIGOTRY TO REDEDICATE THEMSELVES TODAY TO SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ANTISEMITISM" READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISRAEL PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG MEETS WITH SHERMAN & COLLEAGUES PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG OF ISRAEL TRAVELED TO THE U.S. AND MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AS PART OF AN OFFICIAL STATE VISIT. "IT WAS A PLEASURE TO HELP WELCOME PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG OF ISRAEL TO THE U.S. CAPITOL WITH SPEAKER PELOSI AND SOME OF MY CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES," SAID SHERMAN. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “WE NEED TO CLOSE THE ALISO CANYON FACILITY NOW” – SHERMAN ON THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALISO CANYON GAS BLOWOUT ON THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALISO CANYON GAS BLOWOUT, CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE ALISO CANYON NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY AND TO ENSURE THAT SOCAL GAS IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. “WE NEED A PLAN TO CLOSE THE ALISO CANYON FACILITY NOW,” SHERMAN URGED. “WE CANNOT WAIT ANOTHER 7 TO 15 YEARS.” READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN & PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMEMORATE LA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN JOINED PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN LOS ANGELES AT THE PURPLE (D LINE) EXTENSION TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW IS PROVIDING FOR OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN REACTS TO IRAN PROTESTS "FOR TOO LONG, THE IRANIAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF THEIR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS," SAID CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN. "TODAY, IRANIAN WOMEN ARE STANDING UP TO THE REGIME'S OPPRESSIVE LAWS FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MAHSA AMINI. IT'S CRITICAL TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN GRILLS JPMORGAN CHASE CEO JAMIE DIMON ON U.S. SANCTIONS CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN GRILLED JPMORGAN CHASE CEO JAMIE DIMON FOR INVESTING IN RUSSIAN COMPANIES REGARDLESS OF U.S. SANCTIONS. WATCH THE EXCHANGE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN NAMED 2021 HUMANE ADVOCATE THE HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND HAS NAMED CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN A 2021 HUMANE ADVOCATE WHICH IS AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO SCORED A PERFECT 100% ON LAST YEAR'S HSLF HUMANE SCORECARD. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SENATORS ALEX PADILLA, DIANE FEINSTEIN & CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN SALUTE 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPION GRANADA HILLS ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN ALONG WITH CALIFORNIA SENATORS ALEX PADILLA AND DIANNE FEINSTEIN SALUTED THE GRANADA HILLS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM FOR CAPTURING THE 2022 U.S. ACADEMIC DECATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP – ITS RECORD NINTH NATIONAL TITLE. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PASSES SHERMAN'S PEACE AND TOLERANCE IN PALESTINIAN EDUCATION ACT THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN'S PEACE AND TOLERANCE IN PALESTINIAN EDUCATION ACT THROUGH THE COMMITTEE. "I COMMEND MY COLLEAGUES FOR VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS IMPORTANT BILL AND LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THIS SUPPORT TO SECURE ITS ULTIMATE PASSAGE," SAID SHERMAN UPON THE FINAL VOTE. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN HELPS CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE ON CAPITOL HILL CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN JOINED THE INDIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT A SPECIAL EVENT ON CAPITOL HILL TO HELP CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE AND TO SPEAK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE U.S.-INDIA PARTNERSHIP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN CONDEMNS AZERBAIJAN'S LATEST AGGRESSION AGAINST ARMENIA CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN CALLED AZERBAIJAN'S LATEST ACT OF AGGRESSION AGAINST ARMENIA, INCLUDING THE SHELLING OF 3 TOWNS WITHIN ARMENIA'S INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BORDER, "AN OUTRAGE". "THE U.S. MUST CEASE MILITARY SALES TO AZERBAIJAN IMMEDIATELY." READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN & SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN INTRODUCE THE NATIONWIDE RIGHT TO UNIONIZE ACT CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN AND SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MASSACHUSETTS) INTRODUCED THE NATIONWIDE RIGHT TO UNIONIZE ACT -- LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ELIMINATE SO-CALLED ‘RIGHT-TO-WORK’ LAWS AND PROTECT WORKERS. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN UPDATES VALLEY RESIDENTS ON SUMMER OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 7TH TOWN HALL OF 2022 OVER 3,000 VALLEY RESIDENTS JOINED CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S SEVENTH TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2022 TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS AND TO LEARN MORE ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CONGRESS. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEEN ELIZABETH II, LONGEST-REIGNING BRITISH MONARCH, PASSES AWAY "AMERICANS JOIN THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN MOURNING THE PASSING OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN IN REACTION TO THE NEWS. "FOR SEVEN DECADES, SHE GRACEFULLY EMBODIED THE HIGHEST SPIRIT OF CIVIC DUTY IN THE GLOBAL ARENA AND PLAYED A SUBSTANTIAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING THE SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN REACTS TO PCAOB’S AGREEMENT WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES THE PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD (PCAOB) ANNOUNCED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINA SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TOWARDS COMPLETE ACCESS FOR PCAOB TO SELECT, INSPECT AND INVESTIGATE IN CHINA. "THIS AGREEMENT REPRESENTS A FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING A MAJOR GAP IN OUR AUDIT OVERSIGHT FRAMEWORK THAT HAS THREATENED AMERICAN INVESTORS FOR OVER A DECADE. BUT AS CHAIR WILLIAMS HAS SAID, IT IS ONLY A FIRST STEP," SAID SHERMAN. SEE SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CELEBRATES "818 DAY" "HAPPY 818-DAY TO THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY!" EXCLAIMED CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN ON A DAY MEANT TO CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY. "A UNIQUE AND VIBRANT JEWEL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT I'M PROUD TO CALL HOME AND TO REPRESENT AND FIGHT FOR IN CONGRESS." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN MARKS INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY "AS CO-CHAIR OF THE HOUSE INDIA CAUCUS, I JOIN THOSE COMMEMORATING INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. "WE CELEBRATE INDIA'S DEMOCRATIC JOURNEY, RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY AND REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TOWARDS FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN VOTED TO PASS THE HISTORIC INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WHICH WILL DELIVER LANDMARK INVESTMENTS THAT LOWER FAMILIES’ EVERY DAY COSTS, CREATE MILLIONS OF GOOD-PAYING UNION JOBS, COMBAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE DEFICIT. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN COMMEMORATES ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTH VALLEY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER TRAGEDY "TODAY WE COMMEMORATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC NORTH VALLEY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER SHOOTING THAT LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON OUR COMMUNITY," SAID CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN. "WE HONOR JOSEPH ILETO, THE SURVIVORS AND REAFFIRM OUR RESOLVE TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENCE, BIGOTRY AND HATRED IN ALL ITS FORMS." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN ISSUES STATEMENT AS ISRAEL DEFENDS AGAINST TERROR ATTACKS "AMERICANS STANDS WITH ISRAEL AS OUR ALLY WORKS TO DEFEND ITS CITIZENS FROM THE TERROR ATTACKS THAT ARE BEING PERPETRATED BY THE HEINOUS PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD TERRORIST ORGANIZATION," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGENDARY DODGERS BROADCASTER VIN SCULLY PASSES AWAY "I JOIN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE BASEBALL WORLD IN MOURNING THE GREAT LOSS OF LEGENDARY DODGERS BROADCASTER VIN SCULLY," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. "THE VOICE OF A GENERATION AND CITY MAY BE GONE, BUT HIS INCREDIBLE LEGACY WILL NEVER BE SILENCED." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN COMMENDS PASSAGE OF THE PACT ACT "GREAT TO SEE THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS OVERCOME SHAMEFUL REPUBLICAN OBSTRUCTIONISM TO PASS THE PACT ACT," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. "THIS BILL IS VITAL AS IT WILL SECURE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING CARE FOR MILLIONS OF OUR VETERANS. PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT TO PROTECT US IS PUTTING PEOPLE OVER POLITICS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN REACTS TO THE KILLING OF TOP QAEDA LEADER AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI "AS PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID, THE DEATH OF AL-QAEDA LEADER AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI IS JUSTICE SERVED," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN, SENIOR MEMBER OF THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. "HIS DEATH SENDS A RESOUNDING MESSAGE TO THOSE PLANNING TO INFLICT TERROR UPON THE U.S." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN VOTES TO REINSTATE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN VOTED FOR HISTORIC LEGISLATION THAT WILL REINSTATE THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, A KEY ACTION TO ENSURE SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR VALLEY RESIDENT AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS HISTORIC ACTION HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS 6TH TOWN HALL OF 2022 NEARLY 4,000 VALLEY RESIDENTS JOINED SHERMAN'S 6TH TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2022 TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS AND LISTEN TO UPDATES ON THE MONUMENTAL EVENTS FACING OUR COUNTRY. “I CONTINUE TO HOST TELEPHONE TOWN HALLS AS THEY ALLOW ME TO EQUIP MY CONSTITUENTS WITH THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE DURING SUCH A CONSEQUENTIAL PERIOD FOR OUR NATION.” LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT THE HOUSE PASSED THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT THAT MAKES HISTORIC INVESTMENTS TO BOLSTER AMERICA’S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP, AND STRENGTHEN AMERICA’S ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY AT HOME AND ABROAD. "I SUPPORTED THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT AS IT WILL PROVIDE THE CRITICAL RESOURCES WE NEED TO ACHIEVE AMERICA'S ENDLESS POTENTIAL TO COMPETE GLOBALLY IN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY" SAID SHERMAN. CLICK HERE FOR THE BILL SUMMARY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN & OWENS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION HONORING VICTIMS OF THE MUNICH MASSACRE REPS. BRAD SHERMAN, BURGESS OWENS (UT-04) AND SHONTEL BROWN (OH-11) INTRODUCED A BIPARTISAN HOUSE RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF THE ELEVEN ISRAELI ATHLETES WHO WERE TRAGICALLY MURDERED AT THE 1972 OLYMPICS IN MUNICH. "A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE NEED TO FIGHT AGAINST BIGOTRY, ANTI-SEMITISM AND TERROR IN ALL ITS FORMS" LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAIRMAN SHERMAN CONVENES HEARING ON OVERSIGHT OF THE SEC CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, CHAIR OF THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTOR PROTECTION, HELD A HEARING TO EXAMINE THE SEC'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS EMERGING RISKS AND TO PROTECT INVESTORS. CLICK HERE TO WATCH SHERMAN'S REMARKS FROM THE HEARING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES SHERMAN AMENDMENT TO HELP EASE THE HOMEBUYING PROCESS FOR FHA MORTGAGE BORROWERS THE HOUSE VOTED TO PASS AN AMENDMENT LED BY CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA) THAT WORKS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HOMEBUYERS TO PURCHASE A HOME WITH A FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION (FHA) MORTGAGE. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES SHERMAN AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING TRANSPARENCY FOR CHINESE INVESTMENT FIRMS RAISING CAPITAL IN THE U.S. THE HOUSE VOTED TO PASS AN AMENDMENT LED BY CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN THAT WILL REQUIRE CHINA-BASED ISSUERS OF CERTAIN SECURITIES PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) WHEN OFFERING SUCH SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES KHANNA-SHERMAN AMENDMENT TO STRENGTHEN THE U.S.-INDIA STRATEGIC DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP THE HOUSE VOTED TO PASS AN AMENDMENT LED BY CONGRESSMAN RO KHANNA (D-CA) AND CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN THAT CALLS FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE U.S.-INDIA DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES CÁRDENAS-SHERMAN AMENDMENT THAT DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO AZERBAIJANI WAR CRIMES THE HOUSE VOTED TO PASS AN AMENDMENT LED BY CONGRESSMAN TONY CÁRDENAS (D-CA) AND CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN THAT CALLS FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO AZERBAIJANI WAR CRIMES THAT WERE COMMITTED AGAINST ARMENIANS IN ARTSAKH. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN & PORTER LEAD 48 COLLEAGUES IN INTRODUCING THE TAX FILING SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2022 CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN AND CONGRESSWOMAN KATIE PORTER (D-CA) LED 48 COLLEAGUES IN INTRODUCING THE TAX FILING SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2022, WITH SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MASS.) TO INTRODUCE THE SENATE COMPANION. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD CREATE FREE AND EASY TAX FILING TOOLS AND CUT DOWN ON THE HOURS AND MONEY THAT TAXPAYERS SPEND FILING TAXES. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPRESENTATIVES BRAD SHERMAN & CAROLYN MALONEY COMMEND VOICE OF AMERICA’S LAUNCH OF SINDHI LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN AND CONGRESSWOMAN CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY) ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT THAT PRAISED VOICE OF AMERICA'S LAUNCH OF A SINDHI LANGUAGE WEBPAGE. "WE HOPE IT IS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY STEPS TOWARDS A FULL VOA SERVICE IN THE SINDHI LANGUAGE." READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN, KHANNA, SCHWEIKERT URGE STRONGER US-INDIA DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP CONGRESSMEN RO KHANNA (D-CA), DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-AZ) AND BRAD SHERMAN INTRODUCED A BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE U.S.-INDIA DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING THREATS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN CELEBRATES 4TH OF JULY WITH THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN JOINED 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS ACROSS THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TO HELP COMMEMORATE THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY. "TODAY WE CELEBRATE AMERICA AS WE REMAIN DEDICATED TO MAKING THE TRUE MEANING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE A REALITY FOR ALL" SAID SHERMAN. THE CONGRESSMAN FIRST JOINED THE COMMUNITY AT THE VALLEY VILLAGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL JULY 4TH PARADE. SHERMAN ENDED THE DAY'S FESTIVITIES AT COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD'S "4TH OF JULY EXTRAVAGANZA" PRODUCED BY THE VALLEY CULTURAL FOUNDATION, "THE CAPSTONE OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY'S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION" SAID SHERMAN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN ANNOUNCES NEARLY $20 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR VALLEY PROJECTS ADVANCED BY KEY CONGRESSIONAL PANEL CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN ANNOUNCED THAT HIS REQUESTS OF NEARLY $20 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS, FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL ADDRESS CRUCIAL NEEDS ACROSS THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND LOS ANGELES, HAVE BEEN ADVANCED. “THESE FUNDS WILL ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS ACROSS THE VALLEY, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PUBLIC PARKS, FUNDS FOR AT RISK YOUTH, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO AID IN OUR RECOVERY FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC” SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALLEY CULTURAL FOUNDATION HONORS NORA ROSS "WE TOOK A MOMENT FOR THE NORA ROSS BANDSHELL NAMING CEREMONY IN HONOR OF NORA'S RESILIENT LEADERSHIP AND TIRELESS WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS" SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN WHO JOINED THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMEMORATIVE EVENT. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN JOINS 7TH ANNUAL "VALLEY PRIDE" FESTIVAL CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN JOINED THE 7TH ANNUAL "VALLEY PRIDE" HOSTED BY LA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NURY MARTINEZ. "IT WAS GREAT TO SPEAK AT THE 7TH ANNUAL VALLEY PRIDE," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. "A WONDERFUL AND VIBRANT EVENT WHERE THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY COMES TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT OUR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESS PASSES THE BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT CONGRESS PASSED A BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE INTENDED TO STOP DANGEROUS PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING FIREARMS, ENDING NEARLY THREE DECADES OF CONGRESSIONAL INACTION OVER HOW TO COUNTER GUN VIOLENCE. "THE BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT IS A GOOD STEP TO HELP END GUN VIOLENCE," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN UPON THE BILL'S PASSAGE. "I’LL KEEP PUSHING FOR SOLUTIONS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, INCLUDING BACKGROUND CHECKS, SAFE STORAGE, AND BANNING HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN ROE V. WADE "APPALLING AND OUTRAGEOUS," EXCLAIMED CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN IN REACTION TO THE SUPREME COURT RULING TO STRIKE DOWN THE LANDMARK ROE V. WADE DECISION. "STRIKING DOWN ROE V. WADE UNRAVELS A HALF-CENTURY OF PRECEDENT AND ENDANGERS WOMEN EVERYWHERE. A SAD DAY, BUT THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER." WATCH SHERMAN'S SPEECH OUTSIDE THE SUPREME COURT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN QUESTIONS FED RESERVE CHAIR POWELL ON STATE OF ECONOMY CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN QUESTIONED CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE JEROME POWELL ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY DURING HIS APPEARANCE BEFORE THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE. WATCH THE FULL EXCHANGE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARREN, PORTER, SHERMAN CALL ON FEDERAL WATCHDOGS TO INVESTIGATE INTUIT'S USE OF THE REVOLVING DOOR TO PROTECT TAXPAYER SCAMS SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN, REPRESENTATIVES KATIE PORTER AND BRAD SHERMAN SENT A LETTER TO FEDERAL WATCHDOGS REGARDING INTUIT'S ABUSE OF THE REVOLVING DOOR TO DEFEND ITS SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES. READ THE FULL LETTER AND LEARN MORE HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN COMMEMORATES JUNETEENTH "JUNETEENTH IS A DAY OF PROFOUND WEIGHT AND POWER," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN AS THE NATION OFFICIALLY OBSERVED JUNETEENTH FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. "A DAY IN WHICH WE COMMEMORATE THE END OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA AND REFLECT ON ITS MORAL STAIN AND ITS TERRIBLE TOLL ON OUR COUNTRY. MAY IT ALSO BE A DAY WHEN WE REAFFIRM OUR RESOLVE TO ACHIEVE EQUITY, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN & MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THE SEPULVEDA BASIN RECREATION AREA CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN AND LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI JOINED TOGETHER TO COMMEMORATE THE $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING SECURED FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE SEPULVEDA BASIN SPORTS COMPLEX. “THE SEPULVEDA BASIN IS A WONDERFUL PARK USED BY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE VALLEY. I’M PROUD TO HAVE OBTAINED FEDERAL FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE BASIN IN PRIOR YEARS, AND AGAIN TODAY,” SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN AND BACON INTRODUCE BILL TO INCREASE U.S. IMPORTS OF INFANT FORMULA -- SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND TO INTRODUCE IN SENATE CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN AND CONGRESSMAN DON BACON (R-NE) INTRODUCED THE EMERGENCY INFANT FORMULA ACT - LEGISLATION THAT FOCUSES ON INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF INFANT FORMULA AMID THE NATIONAL SHORTAGE CRISIS. SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-NY) IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO INTRODUCE COMPANION LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN ON THE HORRENDOUS SHOOTING AT A TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: "WHEN IS ENOUGH TRULY ENOUGH?" CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN ISSUED A PASSIONATE STATEMENT ON THE HORRIFIC SHOOTING AT A TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UVALDE, TEXAS: "10 YEARS SINCE SANDY HOOK. 10 DAYS SINCE BUFFALO. WHEN IS ENOUGH TRULY ENOUGH? OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE SCREAMING IN ANGUISH FOR ACTION. HOW MANY MORE TRAGEDIES MUST WE ENDURE BEFORE THE GOP HEAR THEIR VOICES OVER THE VOICES OF THE NRA AND THE GUN LOBBY?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN REACTS TO LATEST MASS SHOOTINGS IN BUFFALO, MILWAUKEE & CALIFORNIA: "THIS CAN'T BE OUR NEW NORMAL" CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN ISSUED STATEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE MASS SHOOTINGS THAT OCCURRED IN JUST 48 HOURS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN BUFFALO NEW YORK, MILWAUKEE, AND LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA. "MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. "AS LONG AS WE FAIL TO GET SERIOUS AS A NATION AND ACT, EVERYDAY MOMENTS - A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE OR ATTENDING CHURCH - CAN END IN TRAGEDY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND CAN'T BE OUR NEW NORMAL." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN TO INTRODUCE EMERGENCY INFANT FORMULA ACT -- FOCUSES ON INCREASING SUPPLY CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN ANNOUNCED HE WILL INTRODUCE THE EMERGENCY INFANT FORMULA ACT – LEGISLATION THAT FOCUSES ON INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF INFANT FORMULA AMID THE NATIONAL SHORTAGE CRISIS. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMEN HILL AND SHERMAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO SUPPORT TAIWAN CONGRESSMEN FRENCH HILL (AR-02) AND BRAD SHERMAN INTRODUCED H.R. 7704, THE TAIWAN CONFLICT DETERRENCE ACT, TO PROACTIVELY DETER FURTHER CHINESE AGGRESSION AGAINST TAIWAN. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES SHERMAN BILL STRENGTHENING U.S. FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETING RUSSIA & BELARUS THE HOUSE PASSED CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S H.R. 7066 THE RUSSIA AND BELARUS FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ACT WHICH DIRECTS U.S. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING FOREIGN BRANCHES, COMPLY WITH U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA AND BELARUS. THIS LEGISLATION REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE U.S. SANCTIONS IMPOSED TO CRIPPLE THE ECONOMIES OF RUSSIA AND BELARUS IN RESPONSE TO THE HISTORIC ACT OF AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN SPEAKS ON STEPS OF SUPREME COURT AS ROE V. WADE UNDER ASSAULT POLITICO PUBLISHED A DRAFT OF A SUPREME COURT OPINION THAT WOULD OVERTURN ROE V. WADE, THE LANDMARK 1973 RULING DECLARING THAT THE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES AMERICANS THE RIGHT TO ACCESS ABORTION. FOLLOWING THE NEWS, CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN JOINED THOSE DEMONSTRATING OUTSIDE OF THE SUPREME COURT AND SPOKE ON HOW OUR FIGHT TO PROTECT 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS IS ON THE LINE -- AND HOW THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER. WATCH SHERMAN'S SPEECH HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN DECLINES INVITATION TO CO-HOST ETHIOPIAN FINANCE MINISTER CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN DECLINED AN INVITATION TO CO-HOST A RECEPTION AT THE REPUBLICAN CLUB FOR ETHIOPIAN FINANCE MINISTER AHMED SHIDE AND ETHIOPIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES FITSUM AREGA. “I WILL NOT BREAK BREAD WITH A MINISTER OF A GOVERNMENT THAT HAS USED A FOOD BLOCKADE TO KILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS,” SAID SHERMAN. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN UPDATES VALLEY RESIDENTS ON INFLATION, UKRAINE CRISIS, COVID-19 & MORE IN 5TH TOWN HALL OF 2022 CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN HOSTED HIS FIFTH LIVE TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2022 WHERE HE CONTINUED HIS TRADITION OF KEEPING VALLEY RESIDENTS INFORMED ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CONGRESS, SUCH AS EFFORTS TO COMBAT INFLATION, ASSIST UKRAINE, EMERGE FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND MORE. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAX DAY: SHERMAN SHOWS ANGELENOS HOW TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE UNCLAIMED AND UNDELIVERED TAX REFUNDS AS TAXPAYERS RUSH TO FILE LAST-MINUTE RETURNS BY THE MIDNIGHT DEADLINE ON "TAX DAY", CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN (CPA, FORMER HEAD OF THE SECOND LARGEST TAX AGENCY IN THE COUNTRY AND CO-CHAIR OF THE BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL CPA CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS) IS HELPING CALIFORNIANS UNCOVER OVER $405 MILLION IN OLD REFUNDS THAT ARE JUST WAITING TO BE DELIVERED TO UP TO 412,000 CALIFORNIANS. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN HOSTS TELEPHONE TOWN HALL WITH UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN HOSTED A LIVE “TELEPHONE TOWN HALL” AND WAS JOINED BY UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, OKSANA MARKAROVA. “IT'S SUCH AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO TALK DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,” SAID AMBASSADOR MARKAROVA AT THE START OF THE EVENT. “THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU ON MY FIRST AND ONLY TOWN HALL MEETING AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOUR CONSTITUENCY.” LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS SPECIAL EVENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN AND GREEN JOIN WARREN TO INTRODUCE BILL TO CURB USE OF CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR RUSSIA SANCTIONS EVASION CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, ALONG WITH CONGRESSMAN AL GREEN (D-TX) AND THIRTEEN HOUSE COSPONSORS, INTRODUCED THE RUSSIAN DIGITAL ASSET SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE ACT OF 2022. THIS LEGISLATION REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS ANSWERING THE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT’S REPEATED CALLS FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGES TO STOP PROVIDING SERVICES FOR RUSSIA-BASED CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLETS. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN HOSTS TELEPHONE TOWN HALL ON UKRAINE CRISIS, FIGHTING INFLATION & COVID-19 OVER 5,000 VALLEY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S LIVE “TELEPHONE TOWN HALL” WHERE THE CONGRESSMAN PROVIDED UPDATES ON THE MULTIPLE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE COUNTRY –THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE, FIGHTING INFLATION, COVID-19 AND MORE. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN ANNOUNCES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 10 VALLEY PROJECTS CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN ANNOUNCED THAT NEARLY $9 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HAVE BEEN PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. “THESE FUNDS WILL ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS ACROSS THE VALLEY, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PUBLIC PARKS, FUNDS FOR AT RISK YOUTH, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO AID IN OUR RECOVERY FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC,” SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECTS HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN BILL TO PROTECT U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM FROM $16 TRILLION LIBOR UNCERTAINTY INCLUDED IN BILL THAT PASSED HOUSE THE HOUSE INCLUDED CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S ADJUSTABLE INTEREST RATE (LIBOR) ACT WHICH WILL PROTECT AN ESTIMATED $16 TRILLION OF LOANS, SECURITIES, AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FROM CHAOS AND COSTLY LITIGATION WHEN THE LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (“LIBOR”) IS DISCONTINUED ON JUNE 30, 2023. "WE ARE NOW SET TO SOLVE THIS $16 TRILLION PROBLEM BEFORE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM" SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN STATEMENT COMMEMORATING THE 1988 SUMGAIT POGROMS AGAINST THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY "I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN COMMEMORATING THE FEBRUARY 1988 SUMGAIT POGROMS," SAID SHERMAN. "AS WE PAUSE TO HONOR THE MEMORIES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE SUMGAIT POGROMS, MUST ALSO USE THIS SOLEMN ANNIVERSARY TO REMEMBER THE CONSEQUENCES THAT ENSUE WHEN AGGRESSION AND ETHNIC HATRED GROW UNCHECKED." READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN REACTS TO THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE "PUTIN MAY RUE THE DAY WHEN HE MADE THIS MISTAKE." CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, SENIOR MEMBER OF THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, HAS BEEN MONITORING AND REACTING TO THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE. SEE HIS MOST RECENT APPEARANCES HERE AND HERE WHERE HE DISCUSSES THIS CONFLICT IN DETAIL. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS 2ND TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2022 NEARLY 7,000 VALLEY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S 2ND LIVE “TELEPHONE TOWN HALL” OF 2022 WHERE THE CONGRESSMAN UPDATED VALLEY RESIDENTS ON THE MANY CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CONGRESS. THE CONGRESSMAN WAS JOINED BY RENOWNED COVID EXPERT DR. LYNN GOLDMAN AND CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLYMEMBER JESSE GABRIEL. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO SHERMAN PROVISIONS PASS HOUSE — WILL PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY WHEN CHINESE COMPANIES SELL STOCK TO U.S. INVESTORS THE HOUSE PASSED TWO PROVISIONS OFFERED BY CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, CHAIR OF THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTOR PROTECTION AND CAPITAL MARKETS, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHINESE COMPANIES RAISING CAPITAL FROM AMERICAN INVESTORS. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN REMEMBERS PRESIDENT OF SOHA RICHARD CLOSE CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT UPON THE PASSING OF RICHARD CLOSE: "I’VE LONG BEEN KNOWN AS 'BRAD SHERMAN, FROM AMERICA’S BEST NAMED CITY, SHERMAN OAKS,' BUT SOME WOULD SAY THE MAN TRULY SYNONYMOUS WITH SHERMAN OAKS IN RECENT DECADES HAS BEEN RICHARD CLOSE, LONG-TIME PRESIDENT OF THE SHERMAN OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION (SOHA). READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN REMEMBERS KOBE AND GIANNA BRYANT ON 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF FATAL HELICOPTER CRASH CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN COMMEMORATED TWO YEARS SINCE NBA LEGEND KOBE BRYANT, HIS DAUGHTER GIANNA BRYANT AND SEVEN OTHERS TRAGICALLY DIED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA ON JANUARY 26TH, 2020. “IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE WE SHOCKINGLY AND TRAGICALLY LOST A LOS ANGELES AND WORLD ICON IN KOBE BRYANT, HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER GIANNA, AND SEVEN OTHER SOULS IN A TERRIBLE HELICOPTER CRASH,” SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN ON THIS SOLEMN ANNIVERSARY. “WE MUST HONOR THEIR MEMORIES BY WORKING TO ENSURE THIS TYPE OF TRAGEDY CAN BE AVOIDED IN THE FUTURE." READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS TELEPHONE TOWN HALL ON 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MARKING THE START OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, OVER 6,000 VALLEY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S LIVE “TELEPHONE TOWN HALL”. THE CONGRESSMAN REVIEWED WITH VALLEY RESIDENTS THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED DURING THE PAST YEAR, WHILE ALSO DISCUSSING THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN AWARDED ARMENIA'S STATE ORDER MEDAL CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN RECEIVED ARMENIA’S STATE ORDER MEDAL FROM ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. LILIT MAKUNTS AND PRESIDENT OF THE ARMENIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ALEN SIMONYAN. THE STATE ORDER MEDAL COMMEMORATES THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND THE UNITED STATES; IT WAS AWARDED TO SHERMAN BY THE DECREE OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ARMEN SARKISSIAN ON ACCOUNT OF HIS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE U.S.-ARMENIA RELATIONSHIP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN & COLLEAGUES MARK 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAN. 6TH ATTACK CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN JOINED WITH COLLEAGUES TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL. "TODAY, AS WE MARK ONE YEAR SINCE THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK, WE MUST NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO REWRITE HISTORY OR WHITEWASH THE GRAVITY OF WHAT TOOK PLACE," SAID SHERMAN. "I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN WORKING TO ENSURE THAT SUCH AN ASSAULT ON OUR DEMOCRACY CANNOT EVER HAPPEN AGAIN." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN INTRODUCES BILL TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON CHINA TO ALLOW U.S. OVERSIGHT OF AUDITS CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, ALONG WITH CONGRESSWOMAN VICTORIA SPARTZ (R-IN) AND CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR (R-KY),INTRODUCED THE ACCELERATING HOLDING FOREIGN COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE ACT – LEGISLATION THAT WOULD INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE AUDITORS OF U.S.-LISTED FOREIGN COMPANIES CURRENTLY NOT SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY U.S. REGULATORS. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN BILL TO PROTECT U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM FROM $16 TRILLION LIBOR UNCERTAINTY PASSED BY HOUSE THE HOUSE PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S ADJUSTABLE INTEREST RATE (LIBOR) ACT -- LEGISLATION THAT WILL PROTECT THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM FROM $16 TRILLION LIBOR UNCERTAINTY. “THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL REPRESENTS AN INSTANCE OF CONGRESS PROACTIVELY MOVING TO FIX AN IMPENDING CRISIS,” SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. "I WANT TO THANK CHAIRWOMAN MAXINE WATERS AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR HELP IN ADVANCING THIS BILL." LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS VITAL LEGISLATION HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN VOTES TO PASS THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN VOTED TO PASS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S HISTORIC "BUILD BACK BETTER" ACT THROUGH THE HOUSE. "THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION THAT WILL REVITALIZE THE ECONOMY, CREATE MILLIONS OF NEW JOBS, COMBAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND UPLIFT WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN DEMANDS ANSWERS REGARDING THE DEMOLITION AT SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB SITE CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN WROTE TO SECRETARY JENNIFER GRANHOLM OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO GET ANSWERS REGARDING THE DEMOLITION OF A BUILDING LAST MONTH AT THE SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB SITE, AS COVERED BY NBC LA. "MY CONSTITUENTS AND I REQUIRE CONFIDENCE THAT A FULL CLEANUP WILL MOVE FORWARD EXPEDITIOUSLY, WHILE ALWAYS CONFORMING TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY," WROTE SHERMAN. READ THE FULL LETTER HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS 7TH TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2021 OVER 4,000 VALLEY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S LIVE “TELEPHONE TOWN HALL”. THE CONGRESSMAN UPDATED VALLEY RESIDENTS ON THE PRESSING ISSUES FACING CONGRESS, INCLUDING THE NEWLY SIGNED BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, THE DEBATE OVER THE PRESIDENT’S “BUILD BACK BETTER” ECONOMIC AGENDA AND OUR EFFORTS TO END THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN, COLLEAGUES SEND LETTER TO BIDEN ADMINISTRATION URGING THE PURSUIT OF PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN AND HIS COLLEAGUES SENT A LETTER TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO JOIN OUR ALLY SOUTH KOREA IN WORKING TOWARDS AN OFFICIAL END TO THE STATE OF WAR BETWEEN NORTH KOREA, SOUTH KOREA, AND THE UNITED STATES. READ THE LETTER AND LEARN MORE HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN VOTES TO PASS PRESIDENT BIDEN’S TRANSFORMATIVE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL "THIS ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY INVESTMENT IN OUR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE WILL HELP CREATE MILLIONS OF GOOD-PAYING JOBS, UNLEASH THE FULL POTENTIAL OF WORKING FAMILIES AND ENSURE AMERICA’S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY," SAID CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN. READ SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT ON THIS HISTORIC BILL HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN PUSHES CPUC TO REJECT PLANS TO EXPAND STORAGE AT THE ALISO CANYON NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY/URGES PERMANENT CLOSURE OF SITE CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN WROTE THE MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC) URGING THEM TO RECONSIDER PLANS TO INCREASE NATURAL GAS STORAGE AT THE ALISO CANYON NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY, SITE OF THE LARGEST METHANE GAS LEAK IN US HISTORY. LEARN MORE HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOLDS HEARING ON RISKS CHINA POSES TO AMERICAN INVESTORS CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL MARKETS AND INVESTOR PROTECTION, CONVENED A HEARING EXAMINING THE RISKS CHINA POSES TO AMERICAN INVESTORS AND U.S. CAPITAL MARKETS. LEARN MORE HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALISO CANYON GAS BLOWOUT – THE FEDERAL RESPONSE ON THE EVE OF THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALISO CANYON GAS BLOWOUT, CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN RENEWED HIS PUSH TO SHUT THE FACILITY DOWN AND RECEIVED ASSURANCES FROM PHMSA FOR THE REPUBLISHING OF IMPROVED REGULATIONS. "WE NEED TO SHUT DOWN THE ALISO CANYON NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY," SAID SHERMAN. SEE SHERMAN'S FULL STATEMENT HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOV. NEWSOM & SHERMAN VISIT CSUN FOR SIGNING OF COLLEGE ACCESSIBILITY BILLS CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN JOINED GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE FOR A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR MULTIPLE BILLS FOCUSED ON MAKING COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA MORE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. "WAS GLAD TO SPEAK AT CSUN ABOUT MY EFFORTS TO FIGHT FOR FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AT TODAY’S BILL SIGNING WITH GREAT CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION," SAID SHERMAN. "CALIFORNIA IS LEADING THE WAY IN HIGHER EDUCATION." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS 6TH TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2021 OVER 3,600 VALLEY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S LIVE “TELEPHONE TOWN HALL”, THE SIXTH SHERMAN TOWN HALL OF 2021. THE CONGRESSMAN UPDATED VALLEY RESIDENTS ON THE PRESSING ISSUES FACING CONGRESS, INCLUDING THE DEBATE OVER OUR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EFFORTS TO CURB COVID-19, THE PRESIDENT’S “BUILD BACK BETTER” ECONOMIC AGENDA AND MORE. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN INTRODUCES THE MEDICAL TRAVEL ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT WOMEN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE ACT CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN INTRODUCED THE MEDICAL TRAVEL ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT WOMEN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE ACT. THIS LEGISLATION WILL SUPPORT WOMEN LIVING IN STATES THAT HAVE ENACTED ABORTION BANS BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO TRAVEL TO STATES WHERE THEY CAN ACCESS FULL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. LEARN MORE HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARDENAS-SCHIFF-SHERMAN AMENDMENT ON RELEASE OF ARMENIAN POWS IN AZERBAIJAN PASSES HOUSE THE HOUSE VOTED TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, CONGRESSMAN TONY CARDENAS (D-CA) AND CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA) AS PART OF THE ANNUAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL. THE AMENDMENT CALLS FOR AZERBAIJAN’S IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ARMENIAN PRISONERS OF WAR AND FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACTIONS BY TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN DURING THEIR 2020 ATTACKS AGAINST ARTSAKH (NAGORNO-KARABAKH). LEARN MORE HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN-WATERS AMENDMENT TO PUNISH RUSSIA FOR ELECTION INTERFERENCE PASSES HOUSE THE HOUSE VOTED TO ADOPT CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN’S AND CHAIR OF THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MAXINE WATERS' AMENDMENT TO PUNISH RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. ELECTIONS. THE SHERMAN-WATERS AMENDMENT PROHIBITS AMERICANS FROM PURCHASING RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN DEBT. LEARN MORE HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN QUESTIONS BLINKEN ON U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN, SENIOR MEMBER OF THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, QUESTIONED SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN DURING A HEARING EVALUATING THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN. LEARN WHAT WAS REVEALED FROM THE QUESTIONING AND WATCH THE FULL EXCHANGE HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN COMMEMORATES THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11TH "TODAY WE REMEMBER THE LIVES LOST ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, AND COME TOGETHER AS A NATION TO HONOR THEIR MEMORIES," STATED CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11/2001 ATTACKS. "WE REMEMBER AND HONOR THE SELFLESS FIRST RESPONDERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR HEROISM ON THAT FATEFUL DAY. TODAY AND EVERYDAY WE WILL NEVER FORGET." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN BRAD SHERMAN STATEMENT ON THE ATTACK AT HAMID KARZAI AIRPORT "Deeply saddened to learn of the deaths of U.S. servicemembers and civilians by the terrorist attacks in Kabul," stated Congressman Sherman. "We mourn their loss and will forever honor their sacrifice. My prayers are with our brave servicemembers who are continuing these vital evacuations." Read the full statement by Secretary Defense Lloyd Austin here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT The House passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, legislation aimed at protecting the right to vote amid a wave of restrictive new elections laws from Republican-controlled state legislatures. "Driven by the Big Lie, states across the country are ramping up efforts to restrict the right to vote," said Congressman Sherman. "Congress has the power and the duty to act and that's why I was proud to help introduce and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. We must restore the vote." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN COMMEMORATES AEROJET ROCKETDYNE'S NEW VALLEY FACILITY Congressman Brad Sherman helped Commemorate Aerojet Rocketdyne's major expansion of its San Fernando Valley facility that will play a critical part in the future of NASA and human space exploration. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN ANNOUNCES NEARLY $9 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR VALLEY PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressman Brad Sherman announced that nearly $9 million in federal funds for projects in the San Fernando Valley have been included in legislation passed by the House of Representatives. “These funds will address community needs across the Valley including improvements to our public parks, funds for at risk youth, additional resources to address homelessness, and additional support to aid in our recovery from the COVID pandemic,” said Sherman. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE COMMITTEE ADVANCES SHERMAN BILL TO ADDRESS LIBOR TRANSITION The House Financial Services Committee voted to advance Sherman's bill, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, to address the transition away from the London interbank offered rate. "I greatly appreciate the support of Chairwoman Waters and my colleagues advancing my bill through the Financial Services Committee," said Congressman Sherman. "The passage of this bill represents an instance of Congress proactively moving to fix an impending problem. Failure to transition away from LIBOR will leave parties unable to calculate the interest due on $10 trillion of debt instruments, a systemic risk to the economy." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS 5TH TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2021 Over 3,000 Valley residents participated in Congressman Brad Sherman’s 5th live “Telephone Town Hall” of 2021, where the Congressman updated valley residents on the latest efforts to defeat Covid-19, our economic recovery and many other critical issues facing Congress. Learn more about the event here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN WELCOMES INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO SOCAL "It was a great weekend of events welcoming India’s Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu to SoCal" said Congressman Sherman, senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional India Caucus. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN JOINS VALLEY VILLAGE RESIDENTS FOR 4TH OF JULY DRIVE-BY FOOD DRIVE Congressman Brad Sherman joined the Valley Village Residents Association's 4th of July Drive-By Food Drive for the North Hollywood food pantry. "The Valley’s spirit of volunteerism is always on display, even on a holiday morning," said Congressman Sherman. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES TRANSPORTATION BILL WITH OVER $21 MILLION IN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY REQUESTED BY SHERMAN Congressman Brad Sherman announced that the House passed more than $21 million for San Fernando Valley road improvements and mass-transit projects requested by Congressman Sherman. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESS ADVANCES NEARLY $900,000 IN FUNDING FOR SAN FERNANDO VALLEY PROJECTS REQUESTED BY CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN The funds requested by Congressman Sherman are to both provide technical assistance to small businesses in the San Fernando Valley and to reduce fire risks in our region while also restoring public park land. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES SHERMAN RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO FACILITATE COVID ASSISTANCE TO INDIA. The House passed Congressman Brad Sherman’s Resolution, H. Res. 402, recognizing the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to urgently facilitate assistance. Congressman Sherman, the Democratic Co-Chair of the House Caucus on India and India Americans, was joined by Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) in introducing the resolution. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO CURB METHANE EMISSIONS The House passed S.J.Res. 14, a joint resolution that will strengthen regulation of methane emissions. “This is an important step but more needs to be done,” Congressman Sherman said of the vote. “The Aliso Canyon blowout demonstrated the need for strong regulation of natural gas storage facilities.” Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS 4TH VALLEY TELEPHONE TOWN HALL OF 2021 Over 3,000 Valley residents participated in Congressman Brad Sherman’s live “Telephone Town Hall” where the Congressman updated valley residents on efforts to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, rebuild our economy and restore our normal way of life. Learn more about the event here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEMOCRATIC TRANSPORTATION BILL INCLUDES OVER $21 MILLION REQUESTED BY CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Congressman Brad Sherman announced that the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved more than $21 million for San Fernando Valley road improvements and mass-transit projects requested by Congressman Sherman. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ILHAN OMAR ATTACKS HAMAS In response to a tweet issued by Representative Ilhan Omar, Congressman Sherman issued the following statement: "It’s not news that Ilhan Omar would make outrageous and clearly false statements about America and Israel. What’s newsworthy is that she admits Hamas is guilty of 'unthinkable atrocities'". Read Sherman's full statement here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN, CHABOT AND COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE THE TAIWAN DIPLOMATIC REVIEW ACT Congressman Sherman and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) introduced the Taiwan Diplomatic Review Act to bolster our relationship with Taiwan. They were joined by their colleagues Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) in introducing this important bill. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN SECURES COMMITMENT FROM SECRETARY OF ENERGY TO PRIORITIZE CLEANUP OF THE SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB In a hearing before the House Committee on Science, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm acknowledged the Department of Energy’s duty to clean up contaminated sites, including the Santa Susana Field Lab. In response to questioning by Congressman Brad Sherman, Secretary Granholm said Santa Susana Field Lab cleanup “is a priority” and acknowledged the lack of compliance with past cleanup commitments. Learn more and watch the exchange here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HOSTS VALLEY TELEPHONE TOWN HALL ON PANDEMIC RECOVERY Over 3,500 Valley residents participated in Congressman Brad Sherman’s 3rd interactive “Telephone Town Hall” of 2021 where he updated Valley residents on efforts to finally defeat Covid-19, rebuild our economy and to fully re-open our nation. Learn more about the event here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN INTRODUCES PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA ACT Congressman Brad Sherman, senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act. Among other things, the bill calls for serious, urgent diplomatic engagement in pursuit of a binding peace agreement constituting a formal end to the Korean War. Learn more about the bill here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN, CÁRDENAS ANNOUNCE $196 MILLION FOR CSUN, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGES Congressman Brad Sherman and Congressman Tony Cárdenas announced more than $196 million in emergency funding for colleges and universities in the San Fernando Valley under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN LEADS HOUSE COLLEAGUES IN URGING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COVID ASSISTANCE TO INDIA Congressman Brad Sherman led more than 50 of his colleagues in urging President Biden to bolster the United States effort to assist India as they battle a deadly second wave of COVID-19. Read the letter to President Biden here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN AND +90 HOUSE DEMS CALL ON SENATE TO END THE FILIBUSTER Congressman Brad Sherman joined Representatives Cori Bush, Sean Casten, Jason Crow, Pramila Jayapal and many other House Democrats to call on the Senate to end the filibuster. See their letter here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN AND HOUSE INDIA CAUCUS LEADERSHIP URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO BOLSTER COVID ASSISTANCE TO INDIA Congressman Brad Sherman, the Democratic Co-Chair of the House India and India Americans, joined India Caucus leadership, Republican Co-Chair Steve Chabot (R-OH), Democratic Vice Chair Ro Khanna (D-CA), and Republican Vice Chair Michael Waltz (R-FL) in sending a letter to President Biden to urge the administration to bolster the United States’ efforts to assist India as they battle an alarming second wave of COVID-19. Read the letter and learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN APPLAUDS BIDEN'S HISTORIC ACTION TO RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE On the 106th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, President Joe Biden became the first U.S. President to recognize the Armenian Genocide. "I commend President Biden's historic announcement today," said Congressman Sherman as he applauded the President's decision. "The President's courageous move has put the U.S. on the side of historic truth in a most powerful way." See Sherman's full statement here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN ON EARTH DAY: "EVERYDAY IS EARTH DAY" "As we celebrate Earth Day we must continue to fight climate change for future generations," said Congressman Sherman. "If we don't act on the climate crisis now in a meaningful way, our children will inherit an economy and a world beyond their capacity to repair." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES "NO BAN" ACT Congressman Brad Sherman praised the House passing the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants "NO BAN" Act. "After 4 years of bias and bigotry dictating policy, Congress must pass the No Ban Act to prevent the rampant xenophobia that led to the Muslim Ban from ever becoming law again," said Congressman Sherman. "The House is bringing the No Ban Act one step closer to the President's desk." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESIDENT BIDEN RUSSIA SANCTIONS PARALLEL SHERMAN’S PROPOSAL FROM 2019 Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) applauded the decision by President Biden today to impose new sanctions against Russia, policy which closely parallels legislation advanced by Congressman Sherman and Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) starting in 2019. This action by the President makes clear that the United States will act firmly and forcefully to hold Russia accountable for its aggression against the United States and other nations. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN INTRODUCES WAR POWERS ACT ENFORCEMENT ACT Congressman Brad Sherman introduced the War Powers Act Enforcement Act that will allow Congress to use its authority to prevent any President from violating the War Powers Act. Learn more about this important legislation here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN JOINS REP. JAYAPAL AND COLLEAGUES TO REINTRODUCE MEDICARE FOR ALL I'm proud to have joined Rep. Jayapal and my colleagues to reintroduce Medicare For All — bold legislation that will help ensure that millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans receive access to quality, affordable healthcare" said Congressman Sherman. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN QUESTIONS SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his first appearance as Secretary before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to report on the Biden administration's priorities for U.S. foreign policy. Congressman Brad Sherman, senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, raised many issues with the Secretary such as Iran, the release of Armenian POWs and enforced disappearances in Pakistan. See the exchange here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "TODAY WE WEAR ORANGE" SHERMAN HERALDS PASSAGE OF GUN CONTROL BILLS H.R. 8 & H.R.1446 Congressman Sherman praised the passage of two vital pieces of legislation, The Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8) & Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 1446) in the House. "Today we 'Wear Orange' to honor all those lost and forever changed by gun violence," said Congressman Sherman. "And today we take action in their memory by voting to pass H.R. 8, expanding background checks, and H.R. 1446, addressing the dangerous 'Charleston Loophole'." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, SENDS TO PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SIGN The House has approved the final version of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, the "American Rescue Plan". "Rescuing our nation from the depths of this COVID19 crisis is not a red state or a blue state priority — It’s an American priority," said Congressman Sherman upon the bill's final passage. "That’s why I was proud to support the American Rescue Plan, so all Americans get the relief they need." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE PASSES PRO ACT -- ADOPTS LABOR PROVISIONS CHAMPIONED BY SHERMAN & ELIZABETH WARREN The House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which protects workers’ right to organize a union and bargain for higher wages and better benefits. This provision is similar to the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, a bill which Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) introduced together last year. Sherman said, “We hope this bill passes the Senate, and is signed into law.” Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN AND HOUSE COLLEAGUES PASS H.R. 1 THE FOR THE PEOPLE ACT Congressman Sherman and his House Democratic colleagues voted to pass the most transformational and comprehensive democracy reform legislation in more than four decades in H.R. 1, the For the People Act. "The 2020 election underscored the need for structural democracy reform," said Congressman Sherman. "That’s why I’m proud to have cosponsored & voted for HR1, the For The People Act – the most comprehensive anti-corruption & clean elections effort in a generation. We need to make voting easier, not harder." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT OF 2021 PASSES HOUSE In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Sherman joined his colleagues to help introduce the Justice In Policing Act in order to hold police accountable. "I'm proud to have voted for and see the House pass the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act of 2021," said Congressman Sherman. "A bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement, and foster trust between law enforcement and our communities." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN AND FITZPATRICK INTRODUCE BILL TO ALLOW INCREASED CREDIT UNION LENDING TO STRUGGLING SMALL BUSINESSES Congressman Brad Sherman and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2021. This legislation is designed to help ensure that community credit unions have the flexibility necessary to be able to provide their member businesses with the access to credit they need during the pandemic and throughout the economic recovery. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN HERALDS PASSAGE OF THE "EQUALITY ACT" Congressman Brad Sherman heralded the Equality Act's passage in the House. "Equality is about fairness," said Congressman Sherman. "The LGBTQ community deserves access to the same rights and protections as every other American. I’m proud to have cosponsored and to help pass the Equality Act." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAIRMAN SHERMAN'S FINANCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE CONVENES HEARING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Investor Protection, convened a hearing on climate change and social responsibility and helping corp. boards and investors make decisions for a sustainable world. You can watch the hearing here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN VIRTUALLY MEETS WITH ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR VARUZHAN NERSESYAN Congressman Brad Sherman met with Armenian Ambassador Varuzhan Nersesyan to discuss how Congress can work to strengthen the U.S.-Armenia relationship and the ongoing issues in Artsakh. Read more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES CONVENES HEARING ON GAMESTOP TRADING FRENZY The GameStop saga took center stage when the House Financial Services Committee held a Congressional hearing to examine what happened during last month’s trading frenzy after the event set off a series of federal probes into possible market manipulation. See Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Investor Protection, question the CEO's, including his exchange with Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN UPDATES HELICOPTER SAFETY BILL TO INCLUDE KOBE AND GIANNA BRYANT RELEVANT PROVISIONS The National Transportation Safety Board issued its report on the tragic helicopter crash that took the life of Kobe and Gianna Bryant and seven others. That report made two new recommendations. Congressman Sherman announced that he would amend the Kobe and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act to mandate that these two new recommendations arising from the investigation, as well as other helicopter safety measures that NTSB has recommended in the past. Learn more here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN URGES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO STRENGTHEN THE US-ARMENIA RELATIONSHIP "Pleased to co-sign an important letter to Sec. Blinken and the Sec. of Defense, led by the Co-Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Armenian Caucus, urging them to take significant steps to strengthen the US-Armenia strategic relationship and provide urgently needed aid to the people of Artsakh," said Congressman Sherman. "Much needs to be done to address the damage and human rights abuses committed by Azerbaijan and Turkey." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHERMAN DEMANDS FULL REVIEW OF THE ACQUITTAL IN THE CASE OF DANIEL PEARL Congressman Brad Sherman urged the Ambassador of Pakistan to ensure that the government of Pakistan conducts a full review of the acquittal in the case of his constituent, Daniel Pearl. "We expect the Pakistani government to expeditiously move to recall the order of acquittal to ensure justice is served," said Congressman Sherman. View Sherman's letter to the Ambassador here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN COMMEMORATES START OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH "As we mark the start of Black History Month, may we honor the powerful impact of generations of trailblazing African Americans, and draw inspiration to continue the work towards achieving equality and justice for all." - Congressman Brad Sherman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN'S STATEMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES HEARING FOLLOWING RECENT MARKET VOLATILITY "As Chair of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, I look forward to working closely with Rep. Maxine Waters to ensure Congress and regulators are taking the steps necessary to make our markets more fair and efficient for everyday Americans." ~ Congressman Brad Sherman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN COMMEMORATES HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY "On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, we remember the victims, honor their memory and continue to share the stories of the survivors," said Congressman Brad Sherman. "We must continue to counter Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia wherever it takes hold. 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