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Congressman Brad Sherman will host a Town Hall meeting from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 21st, at Reseda High School, located at 18230 Kittridge Street.

The Congressman will discuss the economy, taxes, housing, the national debt, education, Social Security and Medicare as well as other issues facing Congress. Most of the meeting will be devoted to Congressman Sherman listening and responding to questions from Valley residents.

Washington, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman introduced the Libyan Assets Taxpayer Reimbursement Act, a bill that will require that funds of the Gaddafi family and regime frozen by the United States be used to defray the cost of U.S. military actions and humanitarian aid benefiting the Libyan people. Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) joined Sherman in introducing the bill.

Washington DC – Following a hearing on Congressional insider trading in the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Sherman (D-CA) released the following statement.

“The STOCK Act may be a good start to curb unethical insider trading, but more ought to be done. I have not traded individual stocks while serving in Congress, and I believe other Members should be discouraged from, perhaps prohibited from, holding and trading individual stocks.”

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Earns 100% Rating From Planned Parenthood, NARAL, HRC, Sierra Club & Brady Campaign

Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks, CA) released a series of statements regarding his work in Congress on the following issues: safeguarding reproductive freedom, protecting the environment, controlling guns, preventing discrimination against the LGBT community and protecting civil liberties.

Congressman Sherman has earned a 100 percent rating from the following organizations:

(1) Planned Parenthood

Denounces Piracy & Runaway Production

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Washington DC – Following news that Congressman Barney Frank will not seek reelection, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the Financial Services Committee released the following statement:

“I didn’t always agree with him, but he was an outstanding leader for Democrats on the Financial Services Committee. He has often been acknowledged as the smartest member in the House, and he will be missed.

“I hope very much that he can continue to use his considerable skills to serve the American people, perhaps in the executive branch.”

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Washington DC – Following news that the Congressional Super committee failed to reach an agreement on deficit reduction, Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks, CA), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement: