Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks) welcomed today’s announcement by Farmers Insurance CEO Jeff Dailey that the company will move its headquarters to Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley. As the only Los Angeles area Congressman on the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Sherman is well acquainted with Farmers Insurance and the valuable services they provide to millions of Americans.
72 Members of Congress Urge State Department to Prioritize Release of Kidnapped Archbishops in Syria
Sherman, Bilirakis, Maloney, Sarbanes, Franks, and Pompeo Lead Effort in House of Representatives
Washington, DC – 72 Members of Congress, led by Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Trent Franks (R-AZ), and Mike Pompeo (R-KS), urged the State Department to prioritize the release of two kidnapped Archbishops in a letter to Secretary Kerry.
Sherman Oaks, CA –Congressman Brad Sherman will host a Town Hall meeting from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Sunday, June 2nd at Dixie Canyon Elementary School, located at 4220 Dixie Canyon Avenue.
The Congressman will discuss the economy, jobs, Social Security, Medicare, the budget, the deficit, immigration, the Middle East, as well as other issues facing Congress. Most of the meeting will be devoted to Congressman Sherman listening and responding to questions from Valley residents.
Washington, DC – Today, at a hearing on “The Rebalance to Asia: Why South Asia Matters” in the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), warned of excessive U.S. military commitment toward the Japan-China dispute over the islands known as Diaoyu Islands in China and Senkaku Islands in Japan.
CANOGA PARK, CA – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, received the "Friend of Affordable Housing Award" from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco for his long-standing support of affordable housing and preserving and increasing homeownership opportunities in the San Fernando Valley. Sherman also helped announce the recipients of the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) funding competition.
Introduction Follows House Bill Introduced by Representatives Sherman and Poe
SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) wrote to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to approve the lease proposal from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to continue to operate the North Valley Occupational Center-Aviation Center at Van Nuys Airport.
SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and other colleagues made recommendations to the National Park Service in response to the proposed alternatives for the Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resources Study.
Washington, DC -- Today Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) issued the following statement about the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against Standard & Poor's Rating Services on Monday, February 4:
"This action by the Justice Department against Standard & Poor's regarding mortgage-backed bonds rated by S&P shines a light on slow action by the SEC to enforce the Franken-Sherman Amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known as Dodd-Frank.
Top Israeli Media Give Prominent Coverage to Bill to Add Israel to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program
Washington, DC – The top publications in Israel, including front page articles in The Jerusalem Post and Israel Hayom, focused on the importance of Congressman Brad Sherman's Visa Waiver for Israel Act. The two most popular television stations in Israel, Channel 2 and Channel 10, broadcasted coverage of a January 15, 2013, press conference on the bill to a national audience.