Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON, DC – By a vote of 248 to 163, the House voted to pass the Sherman Amendment to the Military Construction–Veterans’ Affairs Appropriations bill. The amendment reads: “None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1541).”
Sherman’s statement in favor of his amendment follows:
Washington, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman offered an amendment to H.R. 2017, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act in the House. The amendment prohibits funds provided by the bill from being used to conduct military operations which violate the War Powers Resolution (also known as the War Powers Act).
Washington, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, handed Dr. Mahmoud Jibril, the Interim "Prime Minister" of the Transitional National Council of Libya, in a meeting at 3 P.M. today on Capitol Hill.
Washington, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, released the following statement today on the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces, as confirmed by President Obama last night:
“The successful killing of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, by U.S. forces, is a major victory in the global fight against al-Qaeda and its affiliates.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) today released the following response to the document issued by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding the Kaesong Industrial Zone and how the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (Agreement) would treat goods produced at this facility:
Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) today released the following statement on the planned consideration of the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement:
Congress should reject the pending FTA with South Korea. It is likely that the United States would be opened up to North Korean goods under the agreement's liberal rules of origin.
Goods with up to 65 percent non-South Korean content can enter the United States with preferential, often duty free, treatment under this agreement. Nothing in this agreement prevents that foreign content from being North Korean.
[Washington, DC] – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade issued the following statement concerning the proposed U.S. – South Korea Trade Pact:
"It's all well and good to increase exports, but not if we increase imports by an even larger amount. Every trade pact increases American employment in some industries, and costs jobs in other industries."
Americans seeking to assist the people of Gaza can legally do so through highly respected non-governmental organizations such as CARE and Oxfam.
In fact, the United States Agency for International Development gives grants to the following additional organizations for Gaza aid operations: American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), CHF International, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), Mercy Corps, Relief International, Save the Children, World Vision, and World Food Program. All of these organizations accept private donations.
Canoga Park, CA – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) addressed over 100 high school students inside the auditorium at Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Manoogian Demirdjian School, in Canoga Park. Sherman has routinely hosted town hall meetings for high school students during his time in Congress.
WASHINGTON – In a 23 to 22 vote, the House Foreign Relations Committee passed House Resolution 252, officially recognizing Armenian Genocide.
"If we hope to stop future genocides we need to admit to those horrific acts of the past. When Hitler had to convince his cohorts that the world would let them get away with it, he turned to them and said, ‘Who today speaks of the annihilation of the Armenians?'," said Sherman. "The last act of any genocide is genocide denial, and the first act of preventing the next genocide is to acknowledge past acts of genocide."