▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sh erman ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁aim ed ▁at ▁res c inding ▁China ' s ▁Most ▁F av ored ▁Nation ▁status ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁not ▁" a ▁more ▁level ▁playing ▁field ▁between ▁our ▁two ▁nations ". ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁U . S .- Ch ina ▁trade ▁relationship ▁is ▁hor rend ously ▁l ops ided ". ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁introduced ▁or ▁co - sp ons ored ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁b ills ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 1 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁Congress es ▁that ▁he ▁says , ▁" en act ▁t ough er ▁san ctions ▁to ▁isol ate ▁Iran ▁econom ically ▁and ▁diplom atically ". ▁ ▁His ▁efforts ▁have ▁included ▁legisl ation ▁designed ▁to ▁close ▁loop hol es ▁for ▁U . S . ▁companies ▁with ▁subs idi aries ▁operating ▁in ▁Iran , ▁and ▁to ▁cur tail ▁U . S . ▁fund ing ▁of ▁international ▁organizations ▁providing ▁lo ans ▁to ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁U . S - Is rael ▁relationship , ▁consist ently ▁supporting ▁aid ▁to ▁Israel . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁American ▁Israel ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁Committee ▁( A IP AC ), ▁Washington ' s ▁chief ▁pro - Is rael ▁lo bb ying ▁and ▁advoc acy ▁organization , ▁" the ▁single ▁most ▁important ▁organization ▁in ▁prom oting ▁the ▁U . S .- Is rael ▁al liance ." ▁In ▁