Press Releases
President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi announced today that they have come to a civil nuclear agreement. They also agreed to defense cooperation including the joint building of some equipment. Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. is part of the delegation in India with President Obama for the historic trip.
Calls for investment in Sacramento County infrastructure to improve safety, create jobs
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. has again sponsored the Partnership to Build America Act, bipartisan legislation to rebuild America’s infrastructure in a fiscally-responsible way. Bera was an original sponsor of similar legislation in the last Congress.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. today voted against H.R. 7, the misleadingly titled No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. This radical assault on women’s health would deny millions of women the comprehensive health care they need and deserve, and also raise taxes on small businesses and families. Bera made the following comment:
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. made the following statement in response to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address to Congress:
Earlier today, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor the memory of Sacramento County Sheriff Deputy Danny Oliver. Oliver’s widow, Susan Oliver, will join Bera as his guest to the State of the Union address later tonight.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. announced today that he will join President Obama on his trip to India later this week. A lifelong Californian, Bera, whose parents moved to the U.S. from India in the 1950s, is co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and India Americans and the only Indian American currently serving in the U.S. Congress.
Deputy’s widow will be honored guest at speech
Next Tuesday January, 20, the day of the president's State of the Union Address, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. will honor the memory of a Sacramento County sheriff deputy who was killed in the line of duty. Sheriff Deputy Danny Oliver, 47, was a 15-year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department when he was shot and killed last October during a patrol in Arden.
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. made the following statement about California’s Senator Barbara Boxer announcing her plans to retire from the U.S. Senate:
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. introduced the No Budget No Pay Act today which would stop pay for members of Congress if they fail to pass a budget. Bera introduced the bipartisan bill in the U.S. House with Congressmen Jim Cooper (D-TN), Reid Ribble (R-WI) and Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. was sworn into the 114th Congress today. First elected in 2012, he won a close reelection in November and will represent California’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years.