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Washington, D.C. - The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday considered legislation by Congressman Brad Sherman to offer tax relief to individuals who donated to relief groups helping victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
œI believe this is the least we can do as a country to show our appreciation to the unselfish outpouring of support for the victims of these two major natural disasters and to encourage additional contributions from ordinary Americans, Sherman said in presenting the legislation to the panel that writes tax laws.
WASHINGTON " In an embarrassing rebuff, House Republican leaders Thursday were forced to scrub a scheduled vote on a budget that would slash spending on student loans and cut health care for seniors, the disabled and the poor.
œThis budget was so bad that some of Speaker Hasterts usually loyal band of lockstep yes-men said ˜No, Congressman Brad Sherman said.
Washington, D.C. - The House on Wednesday voted for proposals by Congressman Brad Sherman to restore the Bull Creek channel in the Sepulveda Basin and to fund youth programs in Northridge and Van Nuys.
Sherman won $2 million for the Bull Creek project located in a section of the Sepulveda Basins Anthony C. Beilenson Park. œThis project will restore wildlife and native habitat in the channel and add new trails and a pedestrian bridge, Sherman said.
WASHINGTON “ Congressman Brad Sherman said Tuesday that Californians would bear the brunt of higher taxes on middle-class homeowners under a White House panels plan to severely curb mortgage interest deductions.
œIt is not fair to pile a bigger tax load on the backs of middle-class homeowners in the San Fernando Valley in order to preserve tax breaks President Bush has given to the wealthiest Americans, said Sherman, cosponsor of a House resolution that denounces changing the mortgage deduction.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD " Joining in a celebration on Saturday to launch the new Metro Orange Line, Congressman Brad Sherman said extending the line to Chatsworth may be the next logical step in improving mass transit in the San Fernando Valley.
œThe opening of the Orange Line is great news for the Valley, Sherman said. œWe have a lot to celebrate, but we also have an opportunity to build on this success story. We should plan for a future when efficient and convenient mass transit is a reality for more and more riders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. " Congressman Brad Sherman voted Thursday against closing and reconfiguring hundreds of military bases and letting the Pentagon shift thousands of jobs from Naval Base Ventura County to the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake.
The House cleared the way for the first round of base closings in a decade when it rejected by a vote of 324 to 85 a resolution to disapprove recommendations of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman said the new Metro Orange Line that opens on Saturday will spur economic growth and provide low-cost, efficient transportation in the San Fernando Valley.
Sleek new buses also will connect the Valley to the regional Los Angeles bus and rail rapid transit network.
WASHINGTON " Congressman Brad Sherman said the House on Thursday tried to rob rights from victims of firearm violence, including the 1999 victims of Buford Furrow Jr., who wounded five people in a shooting rampage at a Granada Hills community center and then killed a letter carrier in Chatsworth.
The House voted 283 to 144 to pass and send to President Bush legislation to shield gun manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman said Wednesday that a recommendation by President Bushs tax panel to limit mortgage interest deductions would be a severe blow to San Fernando Valley homeowners.
œIn parts of the Valley where home prices are more than double the national average we have a lot at stake in preserving the deduction for home mortgage expenses, Sherman said.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman on Thursday praised California emergency responders who aided hundreds of people forced to evacuate from their homes while firefighters battled flames that whipped through the Chatsworth area.
"One of the lessons learned from the debacle of Hurricane Katrina is that the way to deal with a disaster is to have an efficient and coordinated response involving all levels of government," said Sherman, whose congressional district includes some of the 17,000 charred acres.