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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Peter King (R-NY) introduced a bipartisan House Resolution expressing support for the home mortgage interest and property tax deductions. Reps. Sherman and King were joined by Representatives Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Dan Donovan (R-NY), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), and Dina Titus (D-NV).

Washington, DC – On July 21 during Friday prayers, Imam Ammar Shahin, delivered a sermon at the Islamic Center of Davis, CA where he prayed to Allah to "liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of the Jews" and to "annihilate them down to the very last one." Congressman Sherman released the following statement in response:

It is unacceptable for anyone, anywhere, and at any time to call to annihilate Jews or any other religious or ethnic group. Imam Shahin's rhetoric was nothing short of a call for genocide.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman, CPA, senior member of the Financial Services Committee, and former Chair of the nation's second largest tax agency introduced the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 with Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Grace Napolitano (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Tim Ryan (D-OH), and Tom Suozzi (D-NY). The bill is based on legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

Washington, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman released the following statement following the announcement by the California's Department of Conservation that SoCalGas can resume injections of natural gas into the Aliso Canyon Storage Facility:

SoCalGas is going to begin injecting additional natural gas into the Aliso Canyon storage facility, the site of the world's largest methane leak.

"They refuse to commit to subsurface safety valves. Not now. Not later.

Washington, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that includes $2 million in funding for the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperative Agreement and $4 million in funding for the development of the U.S.-Israel Energy Center.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), joined by Congressman Al Green (D-TX), introduced an Article of Impeachment (H. Res. 438) against President Donald J. Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors. The Article is based on Article 1, dealing with "Obstruction of Justice," which was passed by the Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan vote on July 27, 1974, regarding Richard M. Nixon. Sherman circulated a draft Article on June 12, 2017, and has been conferring with colleagues and legal experts from around the country since then.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that financial institutions, such as Wells Fargo, will no longer be allowed to force consumers to use arbitration to settle group disputes. Currently, banks and credit card companies insert arbitration clauses in their contracts to prevent customers from filing class-action lawsuits in the case of wrongdoing. This practice often discourages consumers from filing lawsuits because of the necessary expense of time, money, and effort.

Sherman Oaks - On Thursday evening, over 5,000 Valley residents participated in an interactive "Telephone Town Hall" hosted by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks).

Residents from all over the district called in and participated in a two-way conversation with Congressman Sherman for ninety minutes. During this time, the Congressman addressed constituents' questions and concerns on a wide variety of topics, including health care, student loan debt, U.S. foreign policy in North Korea, infrastructure funding, the environment, and more.