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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The House of Representatives voted today to pass Representative Ami Bera's Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, legislation that would provide critical mental health resources to our nation's first responders. Studies show that first responders are at an elevated risk of suicide compared to other professions and more first responders die by suicide than on the line of duty.
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to pass Representative Ami Bera's (D-CA) bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, legislation that would provide additional mental health resources to our nation's first responders responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today voted to provide urgent relief to small businesses and health care providers in Sacramento County and across the country impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) today sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar urging the Trump Administration to prioritize the creation of a national testing strategy to address shortfalls in COVID-testing.
This week, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), and Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) led a bipartisan letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) urging them to rapidly deploy COVID-19 antibody tests that have met accuracy and safety standards as rapidly and widely as possible.
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan emergency relief package for American families and small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus.
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today for emergency funding to keep Sacramento County safe from the spread of coronavirus.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), former Chief Medical Officer for Sacramento County, released the following statement after public health officials confirmed that an individual is being treated for COVID-19 at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento County. This is the first known case in the U.S. of a person getting the virus without foreign travel or close contact with a known infected individual.
Rep. Ami Bera's statement on the Rancho Cordova shooting:
"My heart goes out to the family and friends of Deputy Mark Stasyuk who died in the line of duty yesterday in Rancho Cordova. During this difficult time, and as Deputy Julie Robertson recovers, I ask that everyone keep these families in your thoughts and prayers."