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Granada Hills, CA -- On August 10, 1999, an avowed white supremacist walked into the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills and began a shooting spree he wanted to serve as "a wakeup call to America to kill Jews."

Choosing the location for its light security, he injured five people at the center and murdered a postal service worker of Filipino origin, Joseph Ileto.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to Israel and Gaza militants exchanging fire after deadly strikes and attacks:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) celebrated the Senate's passage of historic legislation expanding access to care for veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of duty. Championed by Democrats in both Chambers of Congress, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act overcame widely-condemned Republican obstruction and will now go to the President's desk to be signed into law.

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Massacre, Congress MembersBrad Sherman (CA-30), Burgess Owens (UT-04), and Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced a bipartisan House Resolution calling for a moment of silence in Congress and at all future Olympic Opening Ceremonies in honor of the eleven Israeli athletes who were brutally murdered by a group of Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Sherman Oaks, CA – Last night, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) hosted his sixth Telephone Town Hall of 2022. Nearly 4,000 Valley residents joined the event to voice their concerns and listen to updates on the monumental events facing our country, such as the fight against inflation, efforts to protect our democracy, the rise of new COVID-19 variants, and the substantial bills passed by House Democrats that address everything from gun violence to climate change and more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) voted for historic legislation that will reinstate the assault weapons ban, a key action to ensure safer communities for Valley Residents by preventing gun violence and keeping weapons of war off our streets.

Today the House passed the Respect For Marriage Act, a bill I proudly co-sponsored which repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and enshrines marriage equality into federal law.

We cannot let the conservative Supreme Court justices overturn the right to same-sex and interracial marriages.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House voted to adopt an amendment led by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, as part of the annual defense authorization bill. The amendment works to make it easier for homebuyers to purchase a home with a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage.