Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]

Rep. Sherman, Not So Popular On the Playground

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...his outspoken opposition to the House bailout bill. (Getty Images) If the House of Representatives was a playground, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) might be most likely to get beat up. Sherman, who led the House revolt against the bailout bill this week (

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Rep. Sherman: 'Sky didn't fall' from bailout defeat

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...said “the sky did not fall” after the House rejected the bill, despite consternations from “Wall Street fear mongers.” Rep. Brad Sherman (D) didn’t call Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson a Chicken Little outright, but he did say the dire consequ

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Leaders back historic bailout;

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...a ransom note: 'We've got your 401(k) and if you want to see your 401(k) alive again, give us $700 billion in unmarked bills,' " Sherman said. An influential Republican conservative, Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, said the bill would "nationalize almost ev

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Bush: Bailout Would 'Prevent Economic Damage'

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...Committee. "I think there is a range of opinion from, 'Hold your nose and vote yes,' to, 'Vote no,' to, 'Scream no,'" said Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California. A vote of the House of Representatives is likely on Monday, and the Senate is likely to vote on t

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Hurry-up bailout becomes no-hurry

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

About 25 lawmakers and another 30 staffers attended the meeting, said Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., who leads the group. â€œIâ€™m glad that the juggernaut got ...

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Video: Latest on Federal Bailout Plan

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

... come back here and demand a bill that is something more than $700 billion for Bush in unmarked bills,â€ said California Representative Brad Sherman. ...

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House Republicans Give Boehner A Standing Ovation Over Bailout Stance

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

On the lighter side, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), who is also opposed to the bailout proposal, just walked up to the microphones at the Republican ...

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'Skeptics Caucus' To Huddle Today

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

The group is being led by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), demonstrating that its not just House Republicans who have major concerns about the idea of a ...

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ANGRY FOES STALL $700B DEAL

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

...not the ones trying to blow this up - it's the House Republicans," ABC reported. Afterward, California Democrat Rep. Brad Sherman told reporters, "McCain and the Republican caucus are blocking this bill." Obama, without offering specifics, said last

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Fixit: Succession a thorny issue in elections

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and has researched the issue since 2004, offered the following answer to the ...

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White House bailout meeting went badly: Democrats

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Rep. Brad Sherman, a California Democrat, told reporters after a party caucus meeting that it looked like Republican presidential candidate John "McCain and ...

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White House bailout meeting went badly: Democrats

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

...that a White House meeting to try to reach a deal on a financial market bailout package went badly, two Democrats said. Rep. Brad Sherman, a California Democrat, told reporters after a party caucus meeting that it looked like Republican presidential can

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Modern HOLC May Be Answer for Bailout

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

... Bush and the leaders in Congress; the ideas being floated by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-California) and Dodd also need to be heard and in many cases heeded. ...

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Lawmakers battle over bailout plan to Wall Street

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Today we are asked to approve the greatest power grab any executive has ever asked for," said Democratic California Congressman Brad Sherman. ...

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Bush Team, Congress Haggle Over Bailout

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rep. Brad Sherman said, "This is just a license to the Treasury to hand out money in return for trash." "We're past the honeymoon phase and starting to ask ...

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Bernanke, Paulson Face Tough Audience

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

"The only thing really clear among Democrats is we don't want to vote for this unless the Republicans do," Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat of Southern ...

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Bailout plan riles up members of Congress, who hope to help out homeowners

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

...rhetoric on the floor of the House. "This is just a license to the treasury to hand out money in return for trash," California Rep. Brad Sherman said. And, a similar sense inundated traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. The Dow los

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Sherman Organizes Opposition to Bailout

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

By Jennifer Bendery Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) is organizing a meeting Monday afternoon for Members opposed to the $700 billion financial sector bailout ...

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Bailout Meets Resistance From Congress

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

"Paulson gets 700 billion for all the cronyism he can conceal," a Democrat from Southern California, Rep. Brad Sherman, said in a phone interview. ...

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Sherman Organizes Opposition to Bailout

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

...Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) is organizing a meeting Monday afternoon for Members opposed to the $700 billion financial sector bailout package set for debate this week. The meeting will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Rayburn 2220. Roll Call is the first and only

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