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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman announced Monday that he introduced legislation to name a post office after legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, a long-time San Fernando Valley resident.
œPassing this bill through all the hoops in Congress should be a slam dunk, Sherman said.
Sherman, who saw the Wooden-coached Bruins win Pac-10 and NCAA championships each season while he was a student at UCLA, introduced legislation to name the Reseda post office the Coach John Wooden Post Office.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman at the White House on Wednesday commended President Bush for taking steps to improve public access to government records, but he said Congress should enact additional measures to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act.
The president signed an executive order requiring agencies to designate a senior official to oversee compliance with the law that for 40 years has provided an important tool for reporters and citizens to obtain information about the government.
VAN NUYS - Congressman Brad Sherman on Saturday saluted more than 50 soldiers of the 311th Corps Support Command Army Reserve unit based in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
œI am grateful for the service and sacrifices made by citizen soldiers called up for active duty, Sherman said.
Sherman participated in a Welcome Home Warrior-Citizen awards program in Van Nuys.
SHERMAN OAKS - Congressman Brad Sherman said home buyers in the San Fernando Valley will benefit from a higher cap announced Tuesday on the value of mortgages that may be purchased by government-backed enterprises designed to encourage home ownership.
œThis is a step in the right direction, but many more middle-class homeowners in Southern California and other high-priced housing markets deserve a fairer shake, Sherman said.
Californians would bear the brunt of higher taxes on middle-class homeowners under a White House panel's plan to severely curb mortgage interest deductions.
The nine-member President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform recommended limiting the mortgage deduction as part of a proposal ostensibly designed to streamline the current income tax code.
It is not fair to pile a bigger tax load on the backs of middle-class homeowners in the San Fernando Valley in order to preserve tax breaks President Bush has given to the wealthiest Americans.
Washington, D.C. - The House on Friday approved nearly $1 million for transportation and economic development projects in the San Fernando Valley, Congressman Brad Sherman announced.
Washington, D.C. - House Republicans are poised to hand out more tax breaks for the wealthy after voting 217 to 215 early Friday to cut $50 billion from student loans and health care for seniors, the disabled and poor.
"The gall," said Congressman Brad Sherman. "This is Robin Hood in reverse. They are taking from the poor to give to the rich."
Washington, D.C. - In a stinging rebuke to Republican leaders, the House on Thursday voted down a bill to cut $1.5 billion from critical education, health care and job training programs.
œThe House sent a clear message to the Republican leadership and to President Bush, Congressman Brad Sherman said. œYouve gone too far. Your priorities are out of whack. You have lost touch with the American people. Its time to stop showering the wealthy with tax breaks while shortchanging schools, health clinics and job training programs.
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Census Bureau has agreed to a request by Congressman Brad Sherman to compile demographic data about the San Fernando Valley next year.
The Census Bureau had wanted to wait until the next decade to report on the Valleys population and economic data, but Sherman pressed the director to speed up the process.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky led the effort at the board of supervisors to have the Census Bureau issue a special report on the Valley.
Washington, D.C. - The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday considered legislation by Congressman Brad Sherman to offer tax relief to individuals who donated to relief groups helping victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
œI believe this is the least we can do as a country to show our appreciation to the unselfish outpouring of support for the victims of these two major natural disasters and to encourage additional contributions from ordinary Americans, Sherman said in presenting the legislation to the panel that writes tax laws.