▁rub ber - st amp ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁Social ▁Security ▁and ▁health ▁care ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁said ▁he ▁is ▁" opp osed ▁to ▁creating ▁a ▁v ouch er ▁system ▁for ▁Medic are ". ▁He ▁wants ▁to ▁avoid ▁" turn [ ing ] ▁Social ▁Security ▁into ▁a ▁w elf are ▁program ", ▁instead ▁keeping ▁it ▁" for ▁people ▁who ▁contribute ▁to ▁it ". ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁voting ▁record ▁and ▁efforts ▁in ▁Congress , ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁consist ently ▁earned ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rating ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Committee ▁to ▁Pres erve ▁Social ▁Security ▁and ▁Medic are , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁A AR P ▁( American ▁Association ▁of ▁Ret ired ▁Pers ons ). ▁Sh erman ▁supported ▁the ▁Pat ient ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁helped ▁secure ▁funds ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁new ▁women ▁and ▁children ' s ▁patient ▁wing ▁at ▁El ▁Pro yect o ▁del ▁Bar rio ' s ▁Family ▁Health ▁Care ▁C lin ic ▁in ▁Win net ka . ▁ ▁H ous ing ▁Sh erman ▁introduced ▁the ▁Pres erving ▁Equ al ▁Access ▁to ▁Mort g age ▁Fin ance ▁Program s ▁Act ▁( HR ▁ 1 7 5 4 ), ▁which ▁ra ises ▁the ▁conform ing ▁loan ▁limit ▁for ▁F HA ▁lo ans ▁in ▁high - cost ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁Sh erman ' s ▁district . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁frequently ▁holds ▁sem in ars ▁for ▁Valley ▁residents ▁in ▁his ▁district ▁to ▁address ▁issues ▁of ▁home ▁purch asing , ▁home ▁ref in ancing , ▁and ▁forec los