Press Releases
August 1, 2008
Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Green Act (H.R. 6078) including Congressman Brad Sherman’s (CA-27) amendment to the Green Act to promote the use of plug-in electric vehicles, both plug-in hybrids and pure electrical.
The Green Act is designed to encourage energy efficiency in buildings.
July 30, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the Muslim Public Affairs Council demonstrated at Congressman Brad Sherman’s district office in an effort to derail the hearings [See press release of July 30].
July 30, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Sherman Oaks, CA – On Tuesday, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) demonstrated in front of the Office of Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Nonproliferation. The demonstrators demanded the cancellation of a subcommittee hearing on whether American foreign aid is going to organizations affiliated with terrorists.
July 23, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sherman voted for a package of housing and tax bills that will provide crucial relief from foreclosure to many San Fernando Valley homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgage loans. The package will also help to stabilize the housing finance market and the economy.
July 19, 2008
Sherman Oaks - On Saturday, Congressman Brad Sherman honored soldiers and families of the U.S. Army Reserve upon their deployment to Iraq.
Fifty soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 420th Movement Control Battalion based in Sherman Oaks and their families held a deployment farewell ceremony at the United States Army Reserve Center in Sherman Oaks.
July 2, 2008
Van Nuys - Tonight, Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) joined the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and the Los Angeles County NeighborWorks Center for Foreclosure Solutions at a foreclosure prevention workshop to discuss Congressional efforts to assist Valley residents at risk of losing their homes.
July 1, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) today announced his support for the Soledad Canyon Mine Act (H.R. 5887) that resolves a mining dispute between the City of Santa Clarita and CEMEX in the Santa Clarita Valley.
In April, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon introduced H.R.
June 26, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) today announced a round of approved federal funds for road safety projects in the San Fernando Valley. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) awarded approximately $1.6 million in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds for four safety improvement projects at intersections and stretches of roadway in the Valley.
June 26, 2008
San Fernando Valley - Almost eight-thousand San Fernando Valley residents participated in an innovative and interactive "Telephone Town Hall" Tuesday night hosted by
Participating from the comfort of their homes and using the latest cutting-edge technology, residents from all over the district were able to call in and participate in a two-way conversation with Congressman Sherman f
June 18, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) applauded the vote by the Metro Board of Directors Planning and Programming Committee to approve a “Locally Preferred Alternative” for the Orange Line extension to Chatsworth.
The route will extend the popular Orange Line from the Canoga Station north along the Metro-owned railroad right-of-way to the Chatsworth Metrolink Station.