erman ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁second ▁mean est ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House , ▁finishing ▁only ▁behind ▁She ila ▁Jackson ▁Lee . ▁ ▁Environment ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁earned ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rating ▁from ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Club , ▁and ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁V ot ers . ▁ ▁Ser ving ▁on ▁the ▁House ▁Bud get ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Sh erman ▁author ed ▁the ▁Sh erman ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Bud get ▁Resol ution , ▁providing ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 7 0 0 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁environment ally ▁important ▁lands ▁in ▁F Y ▁‘ 9 8 . ▁ ▁Labor ▁Sh erman ’ s ▁voting ▁record ▁has ▁most ▁often ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rating ▁from ▁the ▁A FL - C IO , ▁the ▁Service ▁Emp loy ees ▁International ▁Union ▁( SE I U ), ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁State , ▁County ▁& ▁Municipal ▁Emp loy ees ▁( AF SC ME ). ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁was ▁an ▁original ▁co - sp ons or ▁of ▁The ▁Employee ▁Free ▁Cho ice ▁Act ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁again ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁re - int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁introduced ▁legisl ation , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁to ▁eliminate ▁so - called ▁state ▁" Right ▁to ▁Work " ▁laws ▁nation wide ., ▁and ▁he ▁supports ▁a ▁single ▁national