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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the one-month anniversary of Hamas terrorists' deadly attack on Israel, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA 32nd District) hosted a press conference on Capitol Hill with five families of hostages from the war in Gaza to ensure their loved ones are not forgotten as the crisis in the Middle East continues. Congressman Sherman's Congressional colleagues joined the event, including Congresswoman Kathy Manning (D-NC 6th District) and Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY 10th District).
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Brad Sherman's (CA-32) Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act that would require the U.S. secretary of state to issue an annual public report on teaching materials "in schools in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority or located in Gaza and controlled by any other entity."
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) joined with those honoring victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, the fifth anniversary of the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States.
"Five years ago today, our hearts broke by the tragic events at the Tree of Life Synagogue when 11 Jews were heinously murdered in the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States," said Congressman Sherman. "We remember those we lost and stand united against anti-Semitism and hate in all its forms."
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), author of the original Israel visa waiver legislation, welcomes President Biden's announcement that visa-free travel for Israelis to the United States will begin today. The announcement comes after an October 11th letter by Sherman and 23 bipartisan Members of Congress urging the Administration to begin visa-free travel for Israelis immediately.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Don Beyer (D-Va.) along with United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) released the following statement on the announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of its 2024 pilot of Direct File, a program that will allow Americans to file tax returns digitally and free of charge.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) joined Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), along with Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Max Miller (R-OH), and Brad Schneider (D-IL), to help introduce the "Operation Swords of Iron" Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act that would appropriate $2 billion for Israel's Iron Dome defense system.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, and the most senior Democrat on the House of Representatives-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group, has been outspoken on the need to support Israel since the start of the horrendous attack by Hamas terrorists on October 7th, 2023.
Washington, DC - Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced the Strengthening Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act that enhances sanctions enforcement and implementation against terrorist organizations that use innocent civilians as human shields - a scheme Hamas terrorists are employing during their horrendous attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023.
Co-Chairs of the Israel Allies Caucus, Reps. Brad Sherman (CA-32), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Chris Smith (NJ-10) released the following statement on October 7, 2023:
We do not yet know the full extent of the horrors perpetuated against Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists, and we will likely learn of further war crimes by Hamas as new information surfaces in the coming hours and days. But what we've already seen are some of the most horrific images imaginable: elderly women slaughtered while waiting at a bus stop; dozens, including children, young women, and the elderly, kidnapped and taken into the Gaza strip; bodies of the dead desecrated and paraded around. The death toll has already reached 200 and is likely to continue to rise.