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March 16, 2011
By Congressman Brad Sherman
A proposed U.S. trade agreement with Seoul could end up benefitting Pyongyang too
Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) today released the following statement on the planned consideration of the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement:
Congress should reject the pending FTA with South Korea. It is likely that the United States would be opened up to North Korean goods under the agreement's liberal rules of origin.
Goods with up to 65 percent non-South Korean content can enter the United States with preferential, often duty free, treatment under this agreement. Nothing in this agreement prevents that foreign content from being North Korean.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Michael Conaway (R-TX) announced the creation of the Bipartisan Congressional CPA Caucus. Congressman Sherman and Congressman Michael Conaway (R-TX) will act as co-chairs.
It is practically a Washington parlor game each year to guess which member of the President’s Cabinet has been whisked away to a secure and undisclosed location during the State of the Union address.
Of course, the Secretary’s absence is a precaution meant to preserve the line of presidential succession if a catastrophic event decapitated the entire assembled federal government. However, there remain serious flaws with the line of presidential succession as it currently exists.
Roll Call
By Congressman Brad Sherman
Those Who Advocate Violence Should Be Repudiated
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sherman issued the following statement about the need to tone down political rhetoric in the wake of the tragedy in Tucson.
“When you have a heart attack, it’s time to stop smoking. It’s not necessary to wait for proof that tar and nicotine caused that particular heart attack.
Each day thousands of commuters hop into their cars, pull out of their driveways, and motor down the San Fernando Valley's roads and highways only to find that they are stuck in a perpetual parking lot. Traffic is no longer confined to the morning or evening peak hours; it has become a round-the-clock phenomenon.
Economic Recession Pressuring Valley Families
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) released the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 San Fernando Valley Census Report. At his request, the Census Bureau updated the report using detailed data from the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS).
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) Will Be New Vice Chair