Press Releases | Congressman Ami Bera

Congressman Ami Bera

Representing the 7th District of California

Press Releases

Mar 5, 2014 Press Release
Bill reduces malpractice risk for physicians who use evidence-based guidelines

Congressmen Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-7), and Andy Barr (KY-6), announced the bipartisan Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act (H.R. 4106) today, a bill that will lower health care costs and improve patient care by reducing medical malpractice and insurance fraud using evidence-based guidelines developed by doctors.

Mar 3, 2014 Press Release

Today, in advance of Thursday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the situation in Ukraine, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. issued the following statement: 

Feb 26, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. participated in the Smithsonian’s new Beyond “Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” exhibit ribbon cutting this evening and presented the Smithsonian with a framed entry into the Congressional record recognizing them for their support of the Indian American community.

Feb 26, 2014 Press Release
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. signed a petition today that would force consideration of H.R. 1010 – the Fair Minimum Wage Act.
Feb 23, 2014 Press Release

This week, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. toured local dairy and cattle farms in Elk Grove and Rancho Murieta, as well as companies in Folsom that rely on the local clean water supply, to survey and bring attention to the local impacts of California's drought.

Feb 22, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. spoke out against the new tax on buying gas proposed in the California Senate. He offered the following comment:

Feb 14, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D., announced his nomination of 26 young men and women from California’s 7th Congressional District to the United States Military Service Academies.

Feb 5, 2014 Press Release

Earlier today, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. spoke out and voted against the so-called Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act (H.R. 3964), a misguided, partisan bill that would not actually address the historic California drought, but only take much-needed water from one area of the state and send it to another.

Feb 4, 2014 Press Release

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. will offer an amendment today to protect Sacramento County from the so-called Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, a misguided effort that would not actually address the drought, and only takes much-needed water from one area of our state and sends it to another.

Jan 29, 2014 Press Release

Earlier today Congressman Ami Bera (CA-7) voted for the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act to support Sacramento County farmers.

He offered the following comment:

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