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The Bush administration continues its efforts to persuade Americans to support its plan to partially privatize Social Security. The president has spoken frequently about the "crisis" facing Social Security some 50 years from now. Yet, he refuses to address the two most troubling aspects of his plan that would present real problems long before 2052 -- benefit cuts and massive borrowing.
Sherman Oaks, CA. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) hosted a Town Hall Meeting on Social Security with special guest, Max Richtman, Executive Vice President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM).
Over 450 people attended the community meeting at the ONEgeneration Center in Reseda, where Sherman and Richtman spoke about the current and future health of Social Security.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks, CA) applauded the inclusion of a provision that would permit high-mileage hybrid vehicles to use diamond lanes (HOV) in the Transportation Equity Act, H.R. 3. This provision is similar to the legislation that Sherman and his Republican colleague, Darrell Issa (R-Vista, CA) introduced earlier this year " The Hybrid Vehicle HOV Access Act, H.R. 444.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced today that the House of Representatives authorized $16 million for transportation projects in his district in the Transportation Equity Act, H.R. 3. Shermans district includes most of the West San Fernando Valley, and much of the South Valley.
[Sherman Oaks, CA] Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) will host a Town Hall Meeting on Social Security with special guest, Max Richtman, Executive Vice President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM). This special event will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at ONEgeneration Center, 18255 Victory Blvd, in Reseda. Free parking is available for attendees, and refreshments will be provided.
The U.S. Census Bureau has come to the long-overdue conclusion that the San Fernando Valley has a distinct character. The director has informed me that by next summer the bureau will compile a special report on our region.
Census Bureau Director Charles Louis Kincannon told me a special report will be prepared in the summer of 2006 that will include a œone-time special tabulation.
The Census Bureau director had wanted to wait until the next decade to report on the Valleys population and economic data, but I persuaded him to speed up the process.
œDuring the campaign, the President gave us the rhetoric of General George Patton.In his inaugural address, he gave us the oratory of Jimmy Carter.Perhaps the policies of President Carter will follow.
Washington, D.C. - The South/South-East Asian tsunami disaster that occurred on December 26 is one of the largest natural disasters in recorded history. With an estimated 150,000 dead, and millions left homeless and threatened with disease, hunger and thirst, the global community is rallying together to help the victims. In the San Fernando Valley, there are community organizations and religious centers gathering donations of clothing, medical supplies, and money for the relief efforts.