Foreign Policy
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged all parties to adhere to rulings issued by Pakistan's Supreme Court regarding the Punjab election case.
"Just spoke to former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan," said Congressman Sherman. "He also spoke to my friend, Dr. Asif Mahmood. Spoke about today's Pakistani Supreme Court decision."
Sherman concluded: "For democracies to function, the parties must adhere to the rule of law and rulings of the Supreme Court."
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led 19 members of Congress in re-introducing the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act – bipartisan legislation that calls for serious, urgent diplomatic engagement in pursuit of a formal end to the Korean War.
35 years ago today, Azerbaijani mobs attacked Armenian residents of Sumgait, setting off pogroms that would last days and spread to multiple towns. These events led to unspeakable crimes - not only murders of Armenians, but also brutal acts of torture, rape, and immolation.
This week, Congressman Tom McClintock and I, with the support of over 160 members of Congress, reintroduced H.Res.100. Our resolution will put Congress on the record as standing with the Iranian people in their fight for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran and condemning the ongoing human rights violations and state sponsored terrorism of the current Iranian regime.
Washington, D.C. -- Israeli police say at least seven people were killed and three were injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem in what police chief Yaakov Shabtai described as "one of the worst terror attacks in the past few years."
"Horrified and outraged to learn that, yet again, an act of Palestinian terrorism has stolen the lives of innocent Israeli civilians - this time, at least 7 attending Shabbat services," said Congressman Brad Sherman. "Equally horrifying are images of militants handing out sweets to 'celebrate' this evil act."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Congressional Armenian Caucus, led a press conference, along with the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and In Defense of Christians, to urge immediate action on Azerbaijan's continued brutal blockade of Artsakh.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Congressional Armenian Caucus, took to the Floor of the House of Representatives where he condemned Azerbaijan's continued blockade of Artsakh and urged for real consequences to be imposed on the Aliyev regime.
"Congress cannot stay silent as Azerbaijan tries to starve and freeze 120,000 Armenians out of Artsakh," said Congressman Sherman. "I urge my colleagues and the Administration to impose real consequences."
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and member of the Congressional Armenia Caucus, continued to condemn Azerbaijain's continued blockade of Artsakh and urge for a U.S. response.
"For the last month, the people of Artsakh's right to freedom of movement has been upended by Azerbaijan's blockade," said Sherman. "With food and medical supplies in Artsakh running out at alarming rates, the U.S. must put real pressure on Azerbaijan- including by enforcing Section 907."
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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) announced the inclusion of over $21 million in funding for U.S.-Israel Cooperative Programming in the government funding bill that President Biden signed last evening. Congressman Sherman led over 80 bipartisan Members in sending a series of letters to the House Appropriations Committee urging the funding of a variety of U.S.-Israel cooperative programs.