112th Congress
Sherman Oaks, CA - Congressman Brad Sherman will host a Middle East Town Hall meeting with special guest Gil Artzyeli, Deputy Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, October 18th at Temple Judea, Tarzana Campus. The meeting will focus on recent developments in the Middle East, including terrorism, the US-Israel relationship and Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Free parking and kosher refreshments will be available.
Washington DC – Congressman Sherman, a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus, issued the followed statement regarding the recent court decision on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8:
“I’m extremely pleased that the 9th Circuit court upheld the decision to find Proposition 8 unconstitutional,” said Sherman.
Reseda, CA – On Saturday, January 21st, Congressman Brad Sherman (D – Sherman Oaks) hosted a Town Hall meeting at Reseda High School, fielding questions from some of the nearly 400 constituents who attended.
By Congressman Brad Sherman
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