Berman-Sherman tangle

Locked in the toughest campaign battle of his life, U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman was asked Thursday why voters should pick him over fellow Democrat Rep. Howard Berman. Dakota
Smith in the Daily News,

"I am accessible," Sherman replied, noting he made 300 appearances at San Fernando Valley events in 2011. "It's not only that I'm in the Valley, it's that I am at events at the Valley."

But Gene Smith, campaign manager for Berman, immediately countered: "Brad goes to the opening of every envelope in the Valley. But how many bills has he passed?"