Foreign Policy
We are thrilled that, after many years of advocacy for a Voice of America (VOA) Sindhi language program, Voice of America announced that it has launched a Sindhi language webpage.
There is perhaps nowhere in the world more important for the United States to battle extremism with public diplomacy than in Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state with significant security challenges. VOA outreach in Pakistan will be far more effective with VOA communicating in the Sindhi language.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Congressional India Caucus Vice Chair and Member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act with Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Co-Chair of the India Caucus and Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) to strengthen the U.S.-India defense partnership in response to increasing threats in the Indo-Pacific region.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-30) recently introduced H.R. 7704, the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act,to proactively deter further Chinese aggression against Taiwan:
Washington, D.C. – Today the House passed Congressman Brad Sherman's (D-CA)H.R. 7066 theRussia 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 representsan 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.
On April 19th, Congressman Sherman was invited to co-host a reception at the Republican Club for Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States Fitsum Arega. The invitation was sent by former Congressman Jack Kingston, whose lobbying firm represents the Government of Ethiopia. (A copy of the invitation can be viewed here.)
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), who Chairs the Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, Congressman Al Green (D-TX), who Chairs the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and thirteen House cosponsors introduced the Russian Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Act of 2022.
I stand in solidarity with the Armenian American community in commemorating the February 1988 Sumgait Pogroms. Thirty-four years ago, in the Azerbaijani town of Sumgait, Azerbaijani mobs targeted and assaulted peaceful Armenian residents on the basis of their ethnicity and endured unspeakable crimes. The violence left hundreds of Armenian civilians dead and injured, women and girls were raped, some victims were burned alive, and thousands were forced to flee their homes.
Washington, D.C. – Today the House passed two provisions offered by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), 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. These provisions were included in H.R.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman and his colleagues sent a letter to President Joseph R. 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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- I am deeply concerned about the deteriorating health condition of former Georgian President and chairman of the Executive Committee of Ukraine's National Reform Council Mikheil Saakashvili following his arrest by Georgian authorities based on his conviction in absentia on charges that have been widely criticized as politically motivated. Former President Saakashvili's continued detention threatens to deepen political fractures in Georgia and undermine steps towards democratization.