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August 4, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman, the most senior Democrat on the House Financial Services committee to have opposed the Troubled Asset Relief Program, reacted today to reports that the Security and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) levied a $33 million fine against Bank of America (BofA) for keeping investors in the dark over billions of dollars of bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch bankers in the wake of a $50 billion merger with the Wall Street brokerage firm last year.

July 31, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Ed Royce (R-CA), joined by more than two hundred of their colleagues, are urging the Saudi Arabian government to seize on this historical moment to foster peace in the Middle East i

July 27, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman announced that The House of Representatives today approved $300,000 in federal appropriations funding for El Proyecto del Barrio for facilities and medical equipment at their Winnetka clinic.

July 27, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that the House of Representatives approved $400,000 in federal appropriations funding for teacher training at California State University, Northridge (CSUN).

July 24, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) announced that the House of Representatives approved nearly one million dollars in federal appropriations funding for highway-rail grade crossing improvements and construction of a transit center in the San Fernando Valley. Specifically, the House approved $550,000 for the construction of the Bob Hope Airport Regional Transportation Center an

July 8, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman announced that the House Appropriations Committee has approved a half million dollars in federal appropriations funding for a smart grid initiative in the City of Burbank.

June 19, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that the House of Representatives approved nearly a million dollars in federal appropriations funding for community justice and drug prevention programs serving the San Fernando Valley.
May 26, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) was joined by Councilmember Tony Cardenas, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and representatives of the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks to mark the completion of the $5.2 million Bull Creek Channel Ecosystem Restoration Project located at the Anthony C. Beilenson Park in the Sepulveda Basin.

May 21, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sherman asked Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to restore prior departmental policy and to override the decision made by the Bush Administration concerning anti-Semitism.

May 20, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, voted to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive credit card practices by supporting the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 361 to 64, and will now go to President Obama who is expected to sign it this week.