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Rep. Ami Bera urged Congress today to work to find a bipartisan budget agreement. After signing onto a resolution asking Speaker Boehner to appoint budget conferees, Bera made a speech on the house floor about Congress’ responsibility to pass a budget.
On Monday, April 29th Congressman Bera will co-host a federal budget workshop with the Concord Coalition at the AT&T Auditorium in Sacramento. Community members are invited to join the Congressman in proposing their own solutions to our nation’s budget problems. Participants will work in small groups to simulate federal budget negotiations.
Praises local leaders for their work
Congressman Ami Bera spoke on the House floor earlier today to thank Sacramento leaders for visiting with him as part of the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Capital to Capital” program. In its 43rd year, Cap to Cap, as it is known, brought more than 300 business, nonprofit, and community leaders from the Sacramento region to Washington this week to share their priorities for mov
In a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing yesterday, Rep. Ami Bera, asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for an update on the role India is playing in helping to stabilize the Afghanistan region as America draws down its troops there, and how India can help ensure security and prosperity in the region.
Amendment part of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which included an amendment from Representative Ami Bera that will ensure the recruitment of military veterans for our cybersecurity workforce. The bill will also help coordinate research and related activities conducted across the Federal agencies to better address evolving cyber threats.
WASHINGTON D.C.— Congressman Ami Bera (CA-7) and Congressman Rodney Davis (IL-13) introduced a bipartisan resolution on Friday recognizing National Minority Cancer Awareness Week from April 15 to April 23 (H.Res. 154).
Just one hundred days after his swearing in, Rep. Ami Bera has already kept the pledge he made to Sacramento County to make Congress a place for service, and to stand up for middle class families and small business.
Rep. Ami Bera made the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the D.C. Circuit Court:
Rep. Ami Bera pledged yesterday to give 8.2 percent of his monthly pay to organizations in his Sacramento County district that are being impacted by the across-the-board spending cuts of the sequester.
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Rep. Bera asks leadership to involve freshman members in bipartisan budget talks
Rep. Ami Bera (CA-7) urged Congressional leadership to meet with freshman Members from both parties to discuss their shared vision for a long-term, bipartisan budget that will address our country’s debt and ensure the economy continues to grow.