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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) announced the inclusion of over $21 million in funding for U.S.-Israel Cooperative Programming in the government funding bill that President Biden signed last evening. Congressman Sherman led over 80 bipartisan Members in sending a series of letters to the House Appropriations Committee urging the funding of a variety of U.S.-Israel cooperative programs.

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced today that Congress has passed his requests of over $20 million in federal funds for projects that will address crucial needs across the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles. Last year, Congressman Sherman secured nearly $9 million in federal funding for numerous valley projects and priorities.

Washington, D.C. – "China's most recent aggression in Arunachal Pradesh is yet another reminder of why a strong security partnership with India is crucial to the national security of the United States and our allies. This event marks yet another act of the PRC's threats to Indian territory, including China's premeditated aggression on the line of actual control in 2020 which saw the death of approximately 20 Indian troops.

Washington, D.C. – I am deeply disturbed by reports of a humanitarian calamity currently unfolding in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as a result of Azerbaijan's continued and unabated campaign of aggression against the Armenian people.

Azerbaijan has reportedly imposed a blockade on the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia and the primary means by which food, medical supplies and other vital resources are transported to the region. As a result, the lives of Artsakh's 120,000 Armenians, and the prospect for peace in the region, remain in grave jeopardy.

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Biden signed into law H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act. With President Biden's signature, the Respect for Marriage Act will immediately repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and ensure critical protections for same-sex and interracial marriages at the federal level. This will be the first major LGBTQ+ civil rights bill signed into law since the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) unveiled the Petroleum Price Reduction Act - legislation to prohibit the export of petroleum products during periods of high oil prices to help keep prices at the pump for gasoline, diesel and other petroleum-based fuels in check.

Chesapeake, Virginia -- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) issued the following statement on Wednesday in the wake of a mass shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake that killed six people.

"My heart goes out to the victims and the Chesapeake community who are forced to deal with such tragedy as families and loved ones prepare to gather ahead of Thanksgiving," said Congressman Sherman.

Colorado Springs, Colorado -- Five people are dead and 25 injured after a gunman entered Club Q, a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club, Saturday and began firing with a long rifle. The gunman is in custody after being subdued by at least two people inside the club.