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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) recently sent a letter urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator (USAID) Rajiv Shah to ensure that U.S. relief and recovery assistance for the 2010 Pakistan floods reaches all those in need.
That's good news. But the agency is going overboard
By Brad Sherman and Michael Conaway
The Wall Street Journal
August 26, 2010
The IRS is out to do something nice for us by ensuring we get quality help when we hire someone to prepare our tax returns. Unfortunately, parts of this laudable effort may be too much of a good thing. By going too far, too fast with more regulation than necessary, the IRS will add needless burden and expense. The agency's goals could be achieved more cheaply and efficiently without stretching its enforcement resources so thin.
SHERMAN OAKS, CA– Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) voted to allocate funding for a project to help alleviate congestion at the 101/405 interchange. Congressman Sherman wrote to the CTC in support of the project to construct one additional lane for southbound and northbound off ramps at Van Nuys Boulevard on the 101 Freeway.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Sherman issued the following statement about Republican demands that Congress not reconvene in November and December:
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Brad Sherman proposes revoking Most Favored Nation (MFN) status for China and directing the President to negotiate a new trading relationship with the country that is designed to eliminate the trade imbalance.
Sherman, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, is joined by the Ranking Member of the full Foreign Affairs Committee, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), among others, in introducing the legislation.
As a CPA, I understand the struggles that many San Fernando Valley families face when balancing their budgets. I am also aware of how tough the current economic situation is and the difficulty of finding good paying jobs. That is why, in Congress, I have focused on fighting the deficit and wasteful spending and looking for ways to create and preserve job opportunities, just like people are doing at home.
Fighting the Deficit and Wasteful Spending
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, CA – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) welcomed Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area during a visit as part of President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative. Congressman Sherman invited Secretary Salazar and other administration officials to the Santa Monica Mountains to showcase the park’s innovative programs as a blueprint for other national parks.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) issued the following statement today about an attack on him aired on the Fox News Channel this afternoon.
“Fox News has claimed that I am negligent in not being knowledgeable about the attacks on Attorney General Eric Holder regarding his treatment of an incident in Philadelphia on November 4, 2008.
“A review of major sources of information which I rely upon most during the month prior to my July 11th Town Hall Meeting shows the following mentions of this issue:
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) issued the following statement today about Republican Leader John Boehner's proposal to means-test Social Security:
"Today, Congressman John Boehner, leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, suggested reducing or eliminating Social Security benefits for Americans with "substantial non-Social Security income."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, applauded the approval of a proposal he first offered in 2009 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to end conflicts of interest in the selection of credit ratings.