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Washington, DC – The House of Representatives today passed the Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 5817), a bipartisan bill offered by Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) to eliminate a costly and unnecessary paperwork burden on banks and credit unions. The bill passed the House by a unanimous voice vote.
For nearly 16 years I have been fighting for working families in the Valley. I have worked to bring jobs to our community, and to make sure that those who already have jobs receive all the healthcare and benefits to which they are entitled – but there is much work yet to be done.
My number one priority in Congress is putting Valley residents back to work. President Obama has laid out an economic plan which I generally support. In fact, I strongly supported the extension of the payroll tax holiday, which provides rough $100 dollars a month to the average working person in the Valley.
Washington DC – Following news that the Congressional Super committee failed to reach an agreement on deficit reduction, Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks, CA), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement:
Washington D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), the Ranking Democrat of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee that deals with trade, released the following report regarding his work on trade policy:
Washington DC – In September, Congressman Sherman (D-CA) and several other members of Congress wrote a letter to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the IRS to treat LGBT couples in states with domestic partnership and same-sex marriage laws equitably and fairly. Currently same-sex partnerships have undue complications in filing simple tax returns because their marriages are not recognized by the federal government. The letter, which was led by Congressman Jim McDermott, was signed by a bipartisan coalition of 74 Members of Congress.
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, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman is again introducing legislation to revoke Most Favored Nation (MFN) status for China and direct the President to negotiate a new trading relationship that is designed to eliminate the trade imbalance. Sherman first introduced the legislation in the previous session of Congress in 2010.
Washington DC – Following President Obama's September 8th speech, Congressman Brad Sherman released the following statement:
"The President's economic plan is good but insufficient. We need a bolder spending program over the next 2 years to get us out of this recession, but if and only if it is paired with an even bolder program to reduce the deficit over the next 10 years. I'm pleased that the President supports tax breaks for the middle class, including the payroll tax holiday which provides immediate additional stimulus and is self-reversing.
Sherman Oaks, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) joined over 50 members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) at Ralphs – a local supermarket at 14440 Burbank Boulevard in Sherman Oaks – to urge executives of Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons supermarkets to negotiate a fair contract with their employees.