Over 4,000 Join Congressman Brad Sherman’s Year-End Telephone Town Hall

SHERMAN OAKS, CA – On December 17th, more than 4,000 residents joined Congressman Brad Sherman’s (CA-32)live Telephone Town Hall, as he reviewed the battles fought over the past year and outlined the priorities and challenges facing Congress in the year ahead.

“I’m grateful that thousands of residents continue to join these town halls,” CongressmanSherman said. “This was my final town hall of the year, and I’ve held many town halls throughout the year to keep constituents informed during a chaotic and consequential time in Washington. We’ve pushed back against reckless policies that raise costs and threaten basic protections, but there is more work ahead — and staying connected with constituents is essential to that fight.”

In his opening remarks, Congressman Sherman reviewed efforts over the past year to counter what he described as President Trump’s reckless policies — including actions that have driven up everyday costs, threatened health care affordability, and weakened federal protections. He warned that Republican inaction in Congress is setting the stage for sharp health insurance premium increases in the coming year and emphasized the need to protect families from higher out-of-pocket costs.

Congressman Sherman also discussed what he described as reckless actions by the Trump administration on the world stage, including the recent Venezuelan boat strikes. As a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Sherman emphasized the dangers of unilateral military actions without transparency or accountability and warned that such decisions risk broader instability and unintended consequences.

The Congressman also addressed the recent antisemitic terror attack in Bondi Beach, Australia, placing it within the broader context of a rising tide of antisemitism around the globe. Sherman reiterated that combating antisemitism has been a central focus of his career and stressed the importance of strong international cooperation and moral clarity in confronting antisemitism, hate and political violence wherever and whenever it occurs.

Throughout the event, Sherman answered questions and addressed concerns about the continued and aggressive ICE deportation raids, rising prices, threats to Medicare and Social Security, and the broader direction of the country under the Trump administration. He reiterated his commitment to holding the administration accountable and continuing to fight for working families across our communities.

The Town Hall also featured California Assemblymember Nick Schultz as a special guest. Schultz discussed priorities in the State Legislature, including efforts to address affordability, protect access to health care, and ensure coordination between state and federal leaders to support communities during a period of economic and political uncertainty.

During the Town Hall, Sherman requested input from residents by asking a series of survey questions about their thoughts and concerns.

The results of the survey questions are as follows:

1) Thinking about your financial situation one year ago, would you say that you and your family are better off or worse off financially TODAY than you were one year ago?

-Better Off: 10%

-Same: 29%

-Worse Off: 58%

2) Do you support President Trump’s unilateral, extrajudicial military strikes against allegedly gang-affiliated Venezuelan drug runners without the approval of Congress?

-Yes: 7%

-No: 91%

-Unsure: 3%

3) Should Congress pass a law requiring nationwide independent nonpartisan redistricting commissions as Prop 50 calls for?

-Yes: 79%

-No: 5%

-Unsure: 16%