SOUTHLAND OFFICIALS GET HOUSE JOBS REGION GAINS FOREIGN CLOUT.Byline: Bill Hillburg Washington Bureau WASHINGTON- Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, has been appointed to the International Relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, Committee, where he will join some other lawmakers from his region: Reps. Howard Berman Howard Lawrence "Howie" Berman (born April 15 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California (map). , D-Mission Hills, Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Woodland Hills, and Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). , R-Oxnard. Democratic House leaders made the appointment Tuesday. ``I'm really thrilled with this assignment,'' said Schiff, who plans to press for a resolution censuring Turkey for massacres of Armenians He also will seek legislation to stem the loss of Hollywood production and jobs to Canada and other foreign locations. ``We have got to find a solution to this problem with Canada and incentives they offer our studios,'' he said. Berman, considered Congress' leading expert on runaway film production, is the third-ranking Democrat on the committee. The four lawmakers from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and Ventura County were hoping their service on the committee will increase Hollywood's clout on Capitol Hill. Schiff said he is also lobbying for a second assignment on the House Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee may refer to:
The Armenian massacres Armenian massacres Murder and expulsion of Turkish Armenians by the Ottoman Empire under Abdülhamid II in 1894–96 and by the Young Turk government in 1915–16. remain a burning cause for millions of Armenian-Americans, including a large population in the Glendale-Burbank area. They have condemned the Turkish government for denying responsibility for a campaign that claimed an estimated 1.5 million Armenian lives. Many Burbank and Glendale residents are descendants of refugees who fled the 1915-23 massacres, and they have demanded that the Turkish government acknowledge that Armenians suffered a holocaust. Past proposals for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to recognize Armenia's tragedy and to demand that Turkey admit its role were opposed by White House officials and congressional leaders. They feared offending Turkey, an ally, and losing access to Turkish military bases that are vital to the U.S. effort to control aggression by Iraq's Saddam Hussein. ``I know it will be tough, but we're going to win passage this time,'' Schiff said. Late Monday, Republican House leaders had named Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, chairman of the new Education Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, which will deal with issues in higher education, teacher training, student loans and job training as part of welfare reform. From 1995 to 2000, McKeon headed the Subcommittee on Post-Secondary Education, which also handled college loan and job-training programs. The creation of a panel with new overall jurisdiction was the GOP's response to its selmposed three-term limit on chairmanships. McKeon saw the wider duties of the new panel - with the addition of welfare-to-work training programs - as a good idea. ``In the 21st century tech-based economy, Americans will find themselves needing more and more training to keep up with the latest technology,'' he said. Southern California's GOP delegation is expected to wield considerable influence in the House, where Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Bakersfield, earlier was named chairman of the House Ways and Means WAYS AND MEANS. In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means. Committee, which oversees all CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) BERMAN (2) McKEON (3) SCHIFF |
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