Press Releases
Sherman Oaks, CA – This week Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) addressed approximately 1,200 high school students at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda and El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills. Sherman has routinely hosted town hall meetings for high school students during his time in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that California State University, Northridge (CSUN) was awarded nearly $8.5 million in federal funding over five years to improve the teacher quality and student achievement for students with disabilities in high-need schools. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Teacher Quality Partnership program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) testified today in the House Appropriations Committee in support of his request for additional land acquisition funding to expand the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) released the results of his Federal Issues Questionnaire. The questionnaire was mailed out to approximately 80,000 households in the San Fernando Valley. Thousands of responses have poured into Congressman Sherman’s Washington, DC office since January of this year.
Congressman Sherman surveyed constituents about various issues including health insurance reform and climate change.
WASHINGTON – In a 23 to 22 vote, the House Foreign Relations Committee passed House Resolution 252, officially recognizing Armenian Genocide.
"If we hope to stop future genocides we need to admit to those horrific acts of the past. When Hitler had to convince his cohorts that the world would let them get away with it, he turned to them and said, ‘Who today speaks of the annihilation of the Armenians?'," said Sherman. "The last act of any genocide is genocide denial, and the first act of preventing the next genocide is to acknowledge past acts of genocide."
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) issued the following statement concerning the proposal to replace the image of Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill with Ronald Reagan.
WASHINGTON Congressman Brad Sherman today received the Humane Champion Award from the Humane Society of the United States.
Sherman was given the award for his leadership efforts on an animal welfare issue and for his perfect score on the Humane Society's 2009 Legislative Scorecard. The Humane Society was particularly appreciative of Sherman’s introduction of the Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act during the last session of Congress. The legislation was strongly supported by the Humane Society.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) recently launched the newest version of my site, featuring a redesigned navigation structure, new graphics and other improvements. This is the first major website redesign for Congressman Sherman since April 2004.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) hosted a telephone town hall yesterday evening, fielding questions from a number of the thousands of constituents who participated from the comfort of their own homes.
Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) welcomed "Wounded Warrior" Daisy Fuentes on her first visit to Washington, DC and to his employ. Today, Fuentes returned to California to serve in Sherman’s San Fernando Valley office as part of the congressionally-funded Wounded Warrior Project.
Fuentes became a "Wounded Warrior" after developing a serious eye condition as a result of her deployment to Iraq. Without corrective surgery Fuentes risks losing her eye sight entirely.