Keeping Sacramento County Safe
Lately, we've seen far too much violence in our country – everything from criminal mass shootings to attacks on our law enforcement. We need to support our first responders and local police so they have all the tools they need to save lives as we work to strengthen the bonds of trust between them and the communities they serve. We need to do a better job of standing with women and families who have been torn apart by domestic and sexual violence. We also need to address the prescription drug and opioid abuse epidemic that has taken record numbers of American lives, including many in our own neighborhoods.
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California Congressman and former Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County, Ami Bera chairs a House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and will lead a Congressional hearing into the Coronavirus this afternoon. He joins Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the threat of Coronavirus.
In late February, public health officials made an announcement: they had confirmed the first known case of a person getting Covid-19 without having travelled abroad or coming into contact with someone who had had the virus. This first reported case of community transmission was detected at the University of California, Davis Medical Centre in Sacramento.
Rep. Ami Bera (D) announced today that as part of the 2022 Fiscal Year government funding package, which passed the House of Representatives yesterday, $3.76 million has been secured for District 7 projects.
Among the projects being funded are $520,000 earmark for Elk Grove Police Department Communications Center Renovation. According to Bera's announcement:
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U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for a bipartisan legislative package that would increase funding for our nation's law enforcement and public safety programs, while making concrete investments in mental health and community violence intervention resources.
The Bera-supported legislative package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today included H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act, H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act of 2022, and H.R. 6448, Invest to Protect Act of 2022.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted to pass S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. This legislation recently passed the U.S. Senate with a bipartisan majority and now heads to the President's desk for his signature into law.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of bipartisan and commonsense provisions to reduce gun violence and save lives.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) released the following statement on the deadly mass shooting in downtown Sacramento.
"Yet again, the Sacramento community is mourning the victims of another horrific mass shooting. Janine and I send our deepest condolences to all the victims, their families, and our brave first responders and law enforcement who are working diligently to find the shooters.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the American Rescue Plan to deliver urgent support for Sacramento County families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.