Press Releases
Sherman Oaks, CA - Congressman Brad Sherman congratulated Tyler Bailey from Cleveland High School, Emily Eisen from High Tech High School, and Leslie Lee from Cleveland High School. These students placed first, second and third respectively in the 27th Congressional District Student Art Competition.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) called upon the Department of Defense to review its Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) net job loss figure in their Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Report. A review of the Report demonstrates that NBVC will have a job loss as high as 6,373 positions. Factoring in the anticipated job gains, the net loss is an estimated 5,495 positions at NBVC. In contrast, Appendix C of the Report, which was widely cited by the press, indicates a net loss of only 1,515 jobs.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) called upon the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission to reject a recommendation by Defense Secretary Rumsfeld that certain functions currently performed at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) be œrealigned and moved to other facilities. That suggestion was part of a list of recommendations that Secretary Rumsfeld sent to the Commission today. NBVC is one of 24 California facilities targeted for closure or realignment.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) expressed skepticism at Defense Secretary Rumsfeld including the Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center Encino in his list of recommendations for the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. Over 240 reservists drill at the facility, and over a quarter of them have been mobilized since September 11th.
Sherman Oaks, CA. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) hosted a Town Hall Meeting on Social Security with special guest, Max Richtman, Executive Vice President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM).
Over 450 people attended the community meeting at the ONEgeneration Center in Reseda, where Sherman and Richtman spoke about the current and future health of Social Security.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks, CA) applauded the inclusion of a provision that would permit high-mileage hybrid vehicles to use diamond lanes (HOV) in the Transportation Equity Act, H.R. 3. This provision is similar to the legislation that Sherman and his Republican colleague, Darrell Issa (R-Vista, CA) introduced earlier this year " The Hybrid Vehicle HOV Access Act, H.R. 444.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced today that the House of Representatives authorized $16 million for transportation projects in his district in the Transportation Equity Act, H.R. 3. Shermans district includes most of the West San Fernando Valley, and much of the South Valley.
[Sherman Oaks, CA] Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) will host a Town Hall Meeting on Social Security with special guest, Max Richtman, Executive Vice President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM). This special event will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at ONEgeneration Center, 18255 Victory Blvd, in Reseda. Free parking is available for attendees, and refreshments will be provided.