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Howard Berman

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 28th district
Preceded by
Succeeded by
BornMarch 15 1941 (1941--) (age 66)
Los Angeles, California
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJanis Berman
ReligionJewish



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). 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 State Assembly from 1972 to 1982 before entering the House.

Political views

A self-described liberal, Berman aligns with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Howard Berman has championed protecting American film industry jobs from outsourcing ("runaway production"). He has also 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, banning soft money donations to national political parties, tax cuts supported by the Republican Party, drilling in ANWR, and welfare reform. He proposed legislation under which copyright holders would be able to employ technological tools such as file blocking, redirection, spoofs, and decoys, among others, to curb piracy (Peer to Peer Piracy Prevention Act). 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. In that same year, he also voted to phase out many farm subsidy programs put into place by the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as part of the New Deal.

Notably, Berman voted to authorize military force in Iraq in both 1991 and 2003, a position that has hurt his standing among many liberals in his district. Berman is known for his staunch protection of copyright interests and his alliances with the entertainment industry; he is sometimes referred to as the "representative from Hollywood." In addition to Hollywood, his district also covers all of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley districts and the city of San Fernando.

Congressional career

Berman paid his brother Michael Berman's consulting firm Berman & D'Agostino $195,000 from campaign funds from 2001 to 2006.[1] This included $70,000 in consulting fees for the 2006 election.[2] In 2005, $50,000 in consulting fees were paid to the company, and Michael Berman himself was paid a further $80,500 in campaign management and consulting fees.[2] In the 2002 campaign, Berman & D'Agostino was paid $75,000 in political consulting fees.[2]

On October 5, 2006, Berman was appointed the ranking member on the House Ethics Committee's subcommittee investigating the congressional page program in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal.[1]

In 2000, Berman received the First Annual Farmworker Justice Award.[2] He is an endorser of the Genocide Intervention Network, pressing for more U.S. action on the genocide in Darfur.

References

1. ^ Related recipients. USA Today (2007-06-18).
2. ^ Family Affair. Citizens for Ethics (2007-06-19).

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Preceded by
John H. Rousselot		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's At-large congressional district
1983–2003		Succeeded by
David Dreier
Preceded by
David Dreier		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's At-large congressional district
2003 – present		Incumbent
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