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Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California (map). He was born in Los Angeles, California, was educated at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a lawyer and a member of the California Assembly before entering the House. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1091x1364, 176 KB)Rep. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1091x1364, 176 KB)Rep. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university located in the residential area of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ...


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]


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California Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D), Barbara Boxer (D)
Representative(s) Mike Thompson (D), Wally Herger (R), Dan Lungren (R), John T. Doolittle (R), Doris Matsui (D), Lynn C. Woolsey (D), George Miller (D), Nancy Pelosi (D), Barbara Lee (D), Ellen Tauscher (D), Richard Pombo (R), Tom Lantos (D), Pete Stark (D), Anna Eshoo (D), Mike Honda (D), Zoe Lofgren (D), Sam Farr (D), Dennis Cardoza (D), George Radanovich (R), Jim Costa (D), Devin Nunes (R), William M. Thomas (R), Lois Capps (D), Elton Gallegly (R), Howard McKeon (R), David Dreier (R), Brad Sherman (D), Howard Berman (D), Adam Schiff (D), Henry Waxman (D), Xavier Becerra (D), Hilda Solis (D), Diane Watson (D), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D), Maxine Waters (D), Jane Harman (D), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D), Grace Napolitano (D), Linda Sánchez (D), Ed Royce (R), Jerry Lewis (R), Gary Miller (R), Joe Baca (D), Ken Calvert (R), Mary Bono (R), Dana Rohrabacher (R), Loretta Sánchez (D), John Campbell (R), Darrell Issa (R), 50th District Vacant, Bob Filner (D), Duncan Hunter (R), Susan Davis (D)

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Howard Berman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (296 words)
Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California (map).
He was born in Los Angeles, California, was educated at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a lawyer and a member of the California Assembly before entering the House.
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.
Encyclopedia: Howard Berman (3096 words)
Berman is also well known in California for his leadership in the so-called "Berman-Waxman machine" and for his legislative prowess in the House.
Howard Berman (D-Calif. the author of the 1988 congressional "Berman amendment" prohibiting the government from embargoing "any information or informational materials," including publishing, told The Scientist last night from his Van Nuys office that he hasn't yet advised the publishers what do to with their lawsuit because he hasn't seen the new ruling.
Howard Berman, D-Van Nuys, is from across the aisle, but the two have bonded on the long weekly flights home to California and enjoy a bipartisan friendship not unlike the famous one between liberal Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
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