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Howard Lawrence Berman, a Democrat, has represented the 28th District of California in the House of Representatives since 1983.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Support for gun control 2 Biography 2.1 2006 elections 2.1.1 2008 elections 3 Money in Politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 References 7.2 Resources 7.2.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Berman voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Support for gun control

In 1991, Berman cosponsored H.R. 3104, which intended "To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and the manufacture of firearms designed to accept a silencer, bayonet, grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of certain ammunition feeding devices, and of related devices, and to provide for the imposition of enhanced penalties for the possession or the use of any such item in a crime of violence or in a drug trafficking crime." ^[1]

He also cosponsored H.R. 1312 (Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005) on June 8, 2005.^[1]

On March 13, 2007, he cosponsored H.R. 1022 (Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2007).^[1]

Main article: U.S. gun legislation

Biography

Berman was born April 15, 1941, in Los Angeles, was educated at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a lawyer and a member of the California Assembly before entering the House.

A self-described liberal, Berman aligns with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. He has voted against amending the constitution to require a balanced-budget, banning the desecration of the American flag, the Defense of Marriage Act, restrictions on abortion, the death penalty, lawsuit reform, tax cuts supported by the Republican Party, drilling in ANWR, and welfare reform. On some issues he is more moderate: he broke with the majority of his party to vote in favor of NAFTA and has voted for some subsequent free trade agreements. He opposes withdrawing U.S. support for the World Trade Organization. In 1996 Berman voted for the Immigration in the Natural Interest Act of 1995, which cracked down on illegal immigration, also in that same year he voted to phase out many farm subsidy programs put into place by the administration of President Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt as part of the New Deal. Notably, Berman voted to authorize military force in Iraq in both 1991 and 2003.

In 2000, Berman recieved the First Annual Farmworker Justice Award.[1]

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Stanley Kesselman, and the Green Party nominated Byron Delear to face Berman in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Berman retained his seat.

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Howard Berman, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.

Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Vivendi	$ 21,000
News Corp	$ 19,100
Time Warner	$ 18,000
National Amusements Inc	$ 17,400
Farallon Capital Management	$ 17,200
Gang, Tyre et al	$ 16,100
Walt Disney Co	$ 16,000
General Electric	$ 15,000
Bank of America	$ 14,000
Sony Corp	$ 12,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Howard Berman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Howard Berman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Howard Berman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Howard Berman from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Chairman
  • Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on International Relations
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust
  • Subcommittee on Courts the Internet and Intellectual Property - Ranking Minority Member
  • Subcommittee on Immigration Border Security and Claims

More Background Data

• Background information on Howard Berman from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Howard Berman from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Howard Berman from the Washington Post database

• Information on Howard Berman from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Howard Berman. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2221 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4695 Fax: 202-225-3196 Webform email
District offices
14546 Hamlin Street, Suite 202, Van Nuys, CA 91411 Ph: 818-994-7200 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

References

Resources

• Official website

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Tiger Beat: Music, Culture, and Politics

Semantic data

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Latitude: 34°11′18.06″N
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