Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - A House committee on Tuesday approved bipartisan legislation by Congressmen Brad Sherman and John Shadegg to fund joint research by Americans and Israelis into alternative energy sources.

œCutting edge research by top scientists from the United States and Israel could hold the key to reducing our reliance on foreign oil, Sherman said. œWe must promote efficient use of traditional energy sources as well as research into alternative energy sources, he added.

Washington, D.C. - A House panel on Wednesday voted to block the Export-Import Bank of the United States from funding a proposed railroad that would link Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan while bypassing Armenia.

The Export-Import bank is the federal government agency that helped finance the ill-conceived Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to transport crude oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

Washington, D.C. - The House on Wednesday approved legislation to set aside $500,000 for safety improvements along the Metro Orange Line busway and $100,000 for a new transit center at California State University , Northridge.

Washington, D.C. - The House on Wednesday approved $150,000 sought by Congressman Brad Sherman for the Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda.

The funds were set aside in legislation to support Department of Housing and Urban Development programs.

The appropriation will help finance renovation of a residential care building to bring the structure into compliance with modern safety and health codes.

Washington, D.C. - The House agreed Wednesday to let Burbank have until next year to commit to spend $750,000 that Congress already set aside for the Burbank Empire Area Transit Center.

Burbank has completed preliminary designs for the station and is undertaking state and federal environmental assessments, but the city needs additional time to explore land acquisition costs and study railroad right-of-way issues.

The Burbank provision was in a report accompanying legislation that now goes to the Senate.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman on Wednesday urged students and parents who borrowed for their childrens college costs to consider consolidating student loans before July 1, when interest rates are expected to rise to their highest level in six years.

Consolidation allows students and parents to combine separate loans and lock in a low fixed interest rate that could save borrowers thousands of dollars over the life of their loans.

Washington, D.C. - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday lauded legislation by Congressmen Brad Sherman and John Shadegg to promote U.S. and Israeli cooperation on efforts to develop alternative energy technology.

Sherman and Shadegg introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage companies and academic researchers from the close allies to work together on alternative energy projects.

In his address to the special session of Congress, Olmert said the United States and Israel œshare a desire for energy security.

Washington, D.C. - The House on Wednesday approved an additional $2 million for a project championed by Congressman Brad Sherman to restore Bull Creek channel in the Sepulveda Basin.

Sherman secured the $2 million in addition to $2 million that Congress set aside last year for work in the Anthony C. Beilenson Park in the Sepulveda Basin. Altogether, Sherman has won congressional approval of almost $6 million for the Sepulveda Basin, including $1.2 million for wildlife area restoration and $750,000 for Beilenson Park improvements.