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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) released the results of his Federal Issues Questionnaire. Thousands of responses have poured into Congressman Sherman’s Washington, DC office since August of this year.
Congressman Sherman surveyed constituents about various issues including the Middle East conflict, Social Security, Medicare, reproductive rights and international trade.
Washington D.C. - On October 12, 2011, Congressman Brad Sherman stood with labor in opposing three anti-worker trade deals with Panama, Colombia and South Korea.
While most of Republican Party supported of all three bills, a small minority of Democrats joined with the GOP in supporting these bills. Of the 192 Democrats in the House, only 31 voted for the Colombia deal, 66 for Panama, and 59 for South Korea.
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Washington D.C. – Three Republican Senators, recently returned from Libya, have authored an editorial in the Wall Street Journal urging that we help the Libyan transitional government with the enormous task of rebuilding the country after 42 years of tyranny and seven months of war (The Promise of a Pro-American Libya). In response Congressman Brad Sherman (D –CA), the to
Sherman Oaks, CA - Congressman Brad Sherman will host a Middle East Town Hall meeting with special guest Gil Artzyeli, Deputy Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, October 18th at Temple Judea, Tarzana Campus. The meeting will focus on recent developments in the Middle East, including terrorism, the US-Israel relationship and Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Free parking and kosher refreshments will be available.
SHERMAN OAKS, CA – On Tuesday, September 27th, Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks) hosted a Town Hall meeting at The Village at Sherman Oaks, a senior living community located at 5450 Vesper Ave.
Sherman Oaks, CA - On Sunday, September 25, 2011, Congressman Brad Sherman celebrated Armenian Independence Day with President Serzh Sargsyan and Armenian-Americans from all across Southern California. Upon meeting President Sagsyan, Congressman Sherman presented Sargsyan with a flag flown over the US Capitol.
Sherman has helped lead the effort to strengthen ties between the United States and Armenia, and continues the fight to bring the Armenian Genocide Resolution to a successful vote on the House floor.
Washington DC – Congressman Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks) released the following statement on his recent efforts in Congress to keep our communities safe from gun violence.
“I have worked to encourage stronger enforcement of existing gun laws and to pass new common sense legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. I have consistently earned a 100 percent vote rating from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.”
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) proudly announced that the National Park Service has acquired one of the last three remaining parcels of land necessary to complete the 65-mile Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Sherman was instrumental in securing the federal funding used to acquire the five acre "Kee" Property along the popular trail near the Los Angeles/Ventura County Line.
Washington, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) wrote to Permanent Representatives from 81 countries to the United Nations to oppose a unilateral attempt by the Palestinians to declare statehood at the UN later this month. The 81 countries, from every corner of the world, are the likely "swing states" (out of 193 total UN member states) that are not firmly decided on the issue.