ury ▁Jack ▁Lew . ▁They ▁also ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁detailed ▁account ing ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁finan cing ▁from ▁within ▁Q atar ▁for ▁Ham as , ▁Al - Q a eda , ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State , ▁and ▁the ▁al - N us ra ▁Front . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁and ▁other ▁pro - Is rael ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁have ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁allow ▁Israel ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁vis a ▁w ai ver ▁program . ▁The ▁legisl ation ▁failed ▁because ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁was ▁unw illing ▁to ▁grant ▁reci pro cal ▁vis a - free ▁travel ▁for ▁all ▁U . S . ▁citizens . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁Cong r essional ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁increasing ▁fund ing ▁to ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁ur ged ▁the ▁Trump ▁administration ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁t ough er ▁line ▁on ▁China ▁by ▁impos ing ▁san ctions ▁on ▁Chinese ▁officials ▁who ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁against ▁the ▁U yg h ur ▁Muslim ▁minor ity ▁in ▁China ' s ▁north western ▁X in ji ang ▁region . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Sh erman ▁and ▁other ▁law m akers ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Mike ▁Pom pe o ▁that ▁read ▁in ▁part , ▁" This ▁issue ▁is ▁bigger ▁than ▁just ▁China . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁demonstr ating ▁to