Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) announced on Thursday that the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank will be awarded $3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to soundproof nearby homes from the roar of jet engines.
"Residents living near the airport deserve peace and quiet in their homes during the day and evening hours, and this investment will go a long way in helping improve the quality of life for those residents," Sherman said.
Washington, D.C. - AARP thanked Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) for his co-sponsorship of H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 23. The bill, as passed, places a moratorium until March 2009 on seven, damaging Administration-imposed Medicaid regulations that, if implemented, would result in increased costs or reduced health care services for people covered by Medicaid.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-Sherman Oaks), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, issued the following statement today following the vote on the Columbian Trade Agreement which President Bush sent to Congress:
"Today, House Democrats took the historic step of reasserting Congress' Constitutional control of U.S. trade policy.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed House Resolution 1077, Calling Upon Chinese Government to End Crackdown in Tibet and Begin Substantive Dialogue. This resolution was introduced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Congressman Brad Sherman released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman today helped pass H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act. The act furthers America’s commitment to assisting men, women, and children in the least developed countries with HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care and increases the funds authorized to combat tuberculosis and malaria.
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Peter Welch (VT-AL), Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-27), and 58 co-sponsors announced the introduction of legislation today to overturn the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to deny California’s request for a waiver to adopt stricter automobile greenhouse gas emissions standards.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (and Chairman of its Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non-Proliferation, and Trade) today released the following statement regarding the passing of Congressman Tom Lantos, Chairman of the U.S. House Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations:
"I am deeply saddened by the passing of Tom Lantos. I served with him for more than a decade, both as members of the California delegation and of the Foreign Affairs Committee.