n ▁big ot ry ▁and ▁violence ▁against ▁S ikh - Amer icans . ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁religious ▁minor ities ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁H ind us ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Christians ▁and ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁world . ▁Sh erman ▁introduced ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Minor ities ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁World ▁Resol ution , ▁which ▁calls ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁fre ed oms ▁of ▁eth no - rel ig ious ▁minor ities , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁Internet ▁policy ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sh erman ▁co - sp ons ored ▁S OP A . ▁Sh erman ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁oppon ent ▁Howard ▁B erman ▁in ▁California ' s ▁new ▁ 3 0 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁co - sp ons or ▁of ▁the ▁S OP A ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁C rypt oc urrency ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Sh erman ▁made ▁highly ▁critical ▁remarks ▁about ▁Bit co in , ▁crypt oc urrency , ▁and ▁Initial ▁Co in ▁Of fer ings . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁prepared ▁remarks ▁by ▁saying ▁" C rypt oc urr encies ▁are ▁a ▁cro ck ". ▁He ▁further ▁said , ▁on ▁Cong r essional ▁record , ▁that ▁all ▁Bit co in ▁does ▁is ▁allow ▁" a ▁few ▁dozen ▁men ▁in ▁my ▁district ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁their ▁py j am as ▁on ▁their ▁c ouch ▁all ▁day ,