Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman announced that Congress today approved over half a million dollars in federal appropriations funding for juvenile justice related programs serving the San Fernando Valley.

The funding was included as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2009 which will be signed by the President soon.

Washington, D.C. - Federal spending legislation passed by Congress today includes $2 million for U.S.–Israel energy cooperation. This funding represents the first appropriation for a program originally sponsored by Congressman Brad Sherman as the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Act.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-27) today issued the following statement on the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue a warrant to arrest Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman announced Wednesday that he has nominated the following outstanding Valley students for admission to the nation’s elite military service academies.

Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO

Christian Beckler (Burbank), Anthony Ethington (Porter Ranch), Kyle Kilroy (Granada Hills), Edward Lixandru (North Hollywood), Saul Rios (Sylmar), Jonathan Samonas (Burbank), Cheyanne Tran (Winnetka)

Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD

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. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced today that the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank will be awarded $7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help insulate nearby homes from airport noise.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that the National Park Service has been awarded $2.6 million to construct a visitor center at King Gillette Ranch, in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-27) applauded President Barack Obama’s decision to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider the Bush Administration’s past rejection of California’s request for a waiver to adopt stricter automobile greenhouse gas emissions standards than those required by national rules – a move that is consistent with legislation Sherman proposed during this and the previous Congress.