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Let the Sun Shine on Government, Says Sherman
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) announced the introduction of the Faster FOIA Act, which establishes an advisory commission of experts and government officials to study whether changes in federal law and policy are needed to ensure more effective and timely compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law.
Sherman Announces How Los Angeles and Ventura County Residents Can Find Out If They Have Unclaimed Tax Refunds
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (Sherman Oaks) announced that nearly 5,000 taxpayers in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties are owed $5,477,862 in undeliverable tax refunds from the 2008 tax year. In many instances, the United States Postal Service was unable to deliver refund checks due to mailing address errors.
Canoga Park, CA – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) addressed over 100 high school students inside the auditorium at Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Manoogian Demirdjian School, in Canoga Park. Sherman has routinely hosted town hall meetings for high school students during his time in Congress.
Sherman Oaks, CA – Today, Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Brad Sherman toured Spectrolab Inc. in Sylmar to discuss with employees and executives how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is helping the company develop next-generation solar cell technology.
Sherman Oaks, CA – This week Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) addressed approximately 1,200 high school students at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda and El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills. Sherman has routinely hosted town hall meetings for high school students during his time in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) announced that California State University, Northridge (CSUN) was awarded nearly $8.5 million in federal funding over five years to improve the teacher quality and student achievement for students with disabilities in high-need schools. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Teacher Quality Partnership program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) testified today in the House Appropriations Committee in support of his request for additional land acquisition funding to expand the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area.
By Congressman Brad Sherman
Recently, I appeared before the House Budget Committee to highlight my support of the $3.75 million in the Department of the Interior Fiscal Year 2011 Budget to acquire 286 acres to protect core habitat in the Zuma and Trancas Canyons in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. I urged my colleagues to include these funds in the final Budget.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) released the results of his Federal Issues Questionnaire. The questionnaire was mailed out to approximately 80,000 households in the San Fernando Valley. Thousands of responses have poured into Congressman Sherman’s Washington, DC office since January of this year.
Congressman Sherman surveyed constituents about various issues including health insurance reform and climate change.
WASHINGTON – In a 23 to 22 vote, the House Foreign Relations Committee passed House Resolution 252, officially recognizing Armenian Genocide.
"If we hope to stop future genocides we need to admit to those horrific acts of the past. When Hitler had to convince his cohorts that the world would let them get away with it, he turned to them and said, ‘Who today speaks of the annihilation of the Armenians?'," said Sherman. "The last act of any genocide is genocide denial, and the first act of preventing the next genocide is to acknowledge past acts of genocide."