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Congressman Brad Sherman

Representing the 30th District of CALIFORNIA

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Dec 19, 2008 Press Release
 
Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), known for questioning auto CEOs on their arrival in Washington on luxury jet aircraft, stated:
Dec 18, 2008 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman and a bipartisan group of House colleagues sent the attached letter to the president of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) yesterday afternoon, calling on the Bank to suspend assistance for Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance) until it agrees to stop selling gasoline to Iran.  The letter also calls on Ex-Im to do a better job i

Nov 24, 2008 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - "Taxpayers are to invest $20 billion and to assume $249 billion in risk on Citigroup’s $306 billion portfolio of toxic assets.  For this, taxpayers receive preferred stock with a face value of $27 billion (worth well less than $20 billion) and $2.7 billion worth of warrants.

Nov 18, 2008 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - {Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that the President declared a major federal disaster for California as a result of the wildfires burning since November 13th.  The federal disaster declaration covers the Sayre Fire in Sylmar, and victims can begin to apply for direct Federal assistance and grants through the Federal Emergency Mana

Oct 30, 2008 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that the U.S.

Oct 10, 2008 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, October 2nd, I stated on the floor of the House of Representatives that, “The only way they can pass this bill is by creating and sustaining a panic atmosphere. That atmosphere is not justified.

Oct 8, 2008 Press Release
Washington, D.C. - I opposed the $700 Billion Bailout Bill not because I did not think that we needed to take major action quickly, but rather because I thought it was a poor use of $700 billion of the federal government’s assets. 
Oct 3, 2008 Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congress approved the $700 billion Wall Street Bailout Bill.  Under the Bill, hundreds of billions of dollars will be used to buy toxic assets currently in safes in London, Shanghai, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Bailed out Wall Street firms will use their bail out money to pay million dollars a month salaries, and to even increase them to
Sep 17, 2008 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) announced today that he is
co-sponsoring H.R. 6355, the Air Service Improvement Act of 2008. This legislation is designed to address air passenger rights and aviation consumer protection and was introduced by Congressmen James Oberstar (D-MN) and Jerry Costello (D-IL).

Sep 16, 2008 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives is considering the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act(H.R. 6899) which includes legislative language authored by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) to promote the use of plug-in electric vehicles, both plug-in hybrids and pure electric.

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