Press Releases

Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, today announced that Bill Richardson, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Governor of New Mexico, will testify before the Subcommittee on February 26^th.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sherman announced a 15 day extension for those affected by the Woolsey Fire to register for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Residents of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties who suffered losses from the fire now have until February 15^th to register with FEMA in order to be considered eligible for several disaster assistance programs. This extension also applies to low-interest disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been elected Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation by his Democratic colleagues on the Committee.

Congressman Sherman will be serving with Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-D).

I have been informed that Turkish flags have been posted outside and inside of the Holy Martyrs Ferrahian High School, and other Armenian schools and churches in Southern California.

I strongly condemn this hateful act of vandalism. It is particularly cruel to those whose family members died in the Armenian Genocide.

I call on law enforcement to make arresting the vandals a high priority.

These incidents may constitute a violation of federal hate-crimes statutes. See 18 U.S.C. Section 247.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks, CA) has been reappointed to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He last served on the Committee in 2007.

Sherman Oaks – On Saturday, Congressman Brad Sherman hosted a Valley Town Hall at Chatsworth Charter High School. A crowd of over 500 people attended the Town Hall to listen to Congressman Sherman answer questions covering airport noise, wildfires and disaster assistance, President Trump and the government shutdown, and Sherman's Articles of Impeachment. Congressman Sherman has held over 200 Town Hall Meetings.

Sherman invited several local elected officials including Assemblymembers Christy Smith and Jesse Gabriel.

Washington, D.C. – Today, on the eve of the 25^th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) is reminding residents of the San Fernando Valley and metropolitan Los Angeles about how they can prepare for a future seismic event.

Twenty-five years ago, dozens of lives were lost, and thousands were injured by one of the largest earthquakes in our nation's history. The Northridge Earthquake was also one of the costliest federal disasters, with damages in excess of $20 billion.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the Asia Subcommittee, and Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL), the Chairman of the Asia Subcommittee introduced the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response (UIGHUR) Act. The legislation is cosponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA).