Press Releases
Today, in an editorial in the Sacramento Bee and in a speech to Congress, Rep. Ami Bera renewed his call to House of Representatives leadership to stop automatic across-the-board spending cuts that will hurt families, harm our economy, and jeopardize our safety and security. If Congress fails to act, these irresponsible cuts will go into effect on Friday.
Congressman Bera made the following statement on the importance of Medicare and Social Security:
Congressman Ami Bera will celebrate the opening of his new district office in Rancho Cordova on Saturday with an open house for the public and a ribbon cutting ceremony with local officials representing several communities in Sacramento County.
Washington, D.C. – On the heels of the President’s State of the Union address, Congressman Bera joined a bipartisan group of 32 freshman members in urging Congress and President Obama to address the fiscal issues the country faces. The group submitted a letter to leadership outlining the details of a statement of principles they agreed upon.
Earlier today the House Rules Committee blocked an amendment to H.R. 273 offered by Congressman Ami Bera that would freeze lawmakers pay through December 31, 2013, and protect public servants from bearing more of the burden of deficit reduction.
Congressman Ami Bera celebrated the Senate’s passage of S. 47 yesterday, a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Despite the bipartisan vote in the Senate, VAWA has been held up in the House of Representatives. Bera is a proud co-sponsor of HR 11, the House version of the Violence Against Women Act.
Asks them to stop automatic across–the–board spending cuts
Earlier today Congressman Ami Bera urged members of Congress to be responsible, make good decisions, and not allow automatic across–the–board spending cuts to go into effect at the end of the month.
Congressman Ami Bera made the following statement following President Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress:
Earlier today Congressman Ami Bera voted for the Require a PLAN Act (H.R. 444). The bill requires the President to submit a balanced budget for fiscal year 2014 or to include in the budget he submits to Congress an estimate of what year the budget will be balanced. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 253-167 with the support of 227 Republicans and 26 Democrats.