Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman, who lives about as close as anyone to the Porter Ranch gas leak site, issued the following statement following the announcement of the Aliso Canyon gas leak settlement:
"Today the Southern California Air Quality Management District (AQMD) announced a settlement under which SoCal Gas will pay $8.5 million to cover costs associated with the massive blow out at their Aliso Canyon facility last year, resulting in the largest methane leak in US history.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined Congressman Mark Sanford (R-SC) in introducing legislation that would permanently prohibit the use of guarantee fees (g-fees) as a budget offset.
The bipartisan Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act, would add a section to the Budget Act of 1974 permanently prohibiting the use of g-fees to offset unrelated spending.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, will join the following Subcommittees for the 115th Congress: (1) Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment; (2) Housing and Insurance; (3) Monetary Policy and Trade.
"Just this week President Trump doubled down on his plan to dismantle Dodd-Frank calling it a disaster, I will be a strong opponent of Republican rollbacks of consumer protection," Sherman said.
Washington, D.C. – Tonight, the Department of Conservation's Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) will hold a public meeting regarding the well safety review at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility. Below is Congressman Brad Sherman's statement prepared for delivery. Due to votes Sherman is in Washington, D.C., the statement will be delivered by staff:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban that was signed on January 27, 2017:
The President's executive order on travel and the refugee program is largely unconstitutional, immoral, and is ineffective.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman, the second-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced new Foreign Affairs Subcommittee roles for the 115th Congress.
Sherman will remain the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Asia and was named the second-ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, where he will focus on Russia and President Trump's relationship with Russia.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman released the following statement in response to his conversations and correspondence with the Government of East Timor:
"In my role as Ranking Member of the Asia Pacific Subcommittee of the House of Representatives, I use every opportunity to try to persuade Asian nations to improve their voting records in the United Nations on Middle East issues. This is consistent with the goals of U.S. foreign policy and the U.S.-Israel Alliance.
Washington, D.C. – Following this morning's classified bipartisan briefing on Russian interference in U.S. Elections, Congressman Brad Sherman sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch requesting the appointment of a Special Counsel on interference with the U.S. democratic process.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), with U.S. abstention, passed a one-sided resolution on Israel’s settlement activity.
Congressman Sherman, a senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following statement:
The UNSC resolution against Israel marks an unfortunate change in U.S. policy in support of Israel at the United Nations; we vetoed a similar resolution in 2011.
Washington, D.C. – In a letter sent to President Barack Obama, Congressman Brad Sherman, a senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, requested a classified briefing for all members of the U.S. House Representatives at the start of the 115th Congress on Russian hacking, selective email leaks, falsified media reports, and other activities that affected the 2016 U.S. election.