Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) hosted a live "Telephone Town Hall" and was joined by Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova. Over 4,000 valley residents joined the event to hear Ambassador Markarova discuss the war in Ukraine, and to hear Congressman Sherman provide updates on the critical issues currently facing Congress.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), who Chairs the Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, Congressman Al Green (D-TX), who Chairs the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and thirteen House cosponsors introduced the Russian Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Act of 2022.

Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, released the following statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission's publishing of new proposed rules to require increased climate-related disclosures for public companies:

Sherman Oaks, CA – Last night, over 5,000Valley residents participated in Congressman Brad Sherman's (D-Sherman Oaks) live "Telephone Town Hall" where the Congressman provided updates on the multiple critical issues facing the country –the crisis in Ukraine, fighting inflation, COVID-19 and more.


Washington, D.C. – Today, the House included Congressman Brad Sherman's (D-Sherman Oaks) Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act – in the Omnibus government funding package which will pass the House tonight. The bill will protect an estimated $16 trillion of loans, securities, and other financial instruments from chaos and costly litigation when the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), often called "the world's most important interest rate," is discontinued on June 30, 2023.

I stand in solidarity with the Armenian American community in commemorating the February 1988 Sumgait Pogroms. Thirty-four years ago, in the Azerbaijani town of Sumgait, Azerbaijani mobs targeted and assaulted peaceful Armenian residents on the basis of their ethnicity and endured unspeakable crimes. The violence left hundreds of Armenian civilians dead and injured, women and girls were raped, some victims were burned alive, and thousands were forced to flee their homes.

Sherman Oaks, CA – Last night, nearly 7,000Valley residents participated in Congressman Brad Sherman's (D-Sherman Oaks) live "Telephone Town Hall" where the Congressman updated Valley residents on the many critical issues facing Congress.

Washington, D.C. – Today the House passed two provisions offered by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, which will significantly increase oversight and accountability of Chinese companies raising capital from American investors. These provisions were included in H.R.
I've long been known as "Brad Sherman, from America's best named city, Sherman Oaks," but some would say the man truly synonymous with Sherman Oaks in recent decades has been Richard Close, long-time President of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association (SOHA). It is with sadness that I have learned of his passing.