Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act. This critical bipartisan legislation aims to provide essential mental health resources to our nation’s first responders and health care providers, who face an elevated risk of suicide compared to other professions. "Our firefighters, police officers, and emer... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement on President Trump’s address last night to a Joint Session of Congress: “Last night’s address was unlike any other I’ve witnessed in my 12 years as a Member of Congress. It is clear that President Trump has no interest in tackling the real challenges facing the American people. Instead of offering solutions to unite us, he doub... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, released a statement on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s closed-door roundtable with Trump Administration official Pete Marocco on the illegal dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance and national security programs. The discussion comes more than a month after Democ... Read More »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that his guest to Tuesday’s presidential address to a joint session of Congress will be Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 President John “Trevor” Jamison. Jamison serves as a Captain/Paramedic on Engine 23 for the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, where he has worked since 2004. He has been recognized for his dedication to public ser... Read More »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, and Representative Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with all Subcommittee Ranking Members, issued a joint statement on the Trump administration’s elimination of nearly all U.S. foreign assistance programs, including life... Read More »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, joined House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Ranking Member Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) in a letter urging President Donald Trump to stop supporting Vladimir Putin's illegal war, on the heels of th... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) relaunched the California Public Higher Education Caucus (CPHEC) for the 119th Congress. First launched in 2014 by Rep. Bera and former Rep. Jeff Denham, CPHEC is a bipartisan group of lawmakers who advocate for the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU) and California Community College (CCC)... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) and Mike Flood (R-NE-01) introduced the Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act. This bill aims to bring uniformity to reporting measurements for loneliness and isolation following the former U.S. Surgeon General’s declaration of loneliness and isolation as a public health epidemic in the United States. “As a doctor, I have seen ... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) and Andy Barr (R-KY-06) introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) growing efforts to harass, intimidate and suppress free speech on American soil. The resolution highlights the PRC’s intimidation tactics targeting U.S. citizens, scholars and activists—threatening both academic freedom and First Amendmen... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement supporting the Taxpayer Data Protection Act: “Elon Musk and DOGE have been given unprecedented access to sensitive Treasury data, jeopardizing your personal information and privacy. “This is unacceptable. “That’s why I’m supporting the Taxpayer Data Protection Act— to ensure only vetted public servants, not unqualified and unve... Read More »
Today, all six Democratic physicians in the House of Representatives spoke out against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03) and Herb Conaway, M.D. (NJ-03) released the following joint stateme... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s reckless and illegal efforts to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): “The Trump administration’s continued attacks on USAID—gutting its staffing, halting programs without review... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement sounding the alarm on Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gaining access to the Treasury Department’s payments system. “My office has received hundreds of calls and emails from Sacramento County residents concerned about the outrageous and unprecedented access Elon Musk and the Department of Government ... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera (CA-06), Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement denouncing the Trump administration’s purge of high-ranking FBI officials: "I am deeply concerned by the abrupt and arbitrary dismissal of several top FBI officials—career civil servants with decades of experience protecting our nation from crime, cyber threats and terr... Read More »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement on the Trump administration’s sweeping attempt to freeze federal grants and loans: “My staff has received an influx of calls from residents expressing concerns about the recent decision to freeze the delivery of essential resources to American communities, businesses, nonprofits and families. “This decision has far-reaching imp... Read More »
