Press Releases
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.
Rep. Ami Bera will hold two “Congress on your Corner” events this weekend, one in Rosemont and one Rancho Murieta. “Congress on your Corners”are open to the public and offer constituents the opportunity to share their thoughts with Congressman Bera and his staff about legislation in Congress and happenings in their community.
As the House of Representatives heads into a two-week recess today, Rep. Ami Bera (CA-7) is sending a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to require Congress to spend more time working, and less time in recess. Since the 113th Congress convened, the House has been out of session more than it’s been in session, working just 35 out of 76 days.
Rep. Ami Bera led an hour-long discussion on the House of Representatives floor earlier this evening on the importance of strengthening and protecting Medicare. The Ryan Budget, which would end Medicare as we know it, will come up for a vote in Congress tomorrow. Bera shared stories about how Medicare has helped his constituents in Sacramento County, his former patients, and his family.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-7) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL-06) announced today they are filing bipartisan legislation to sequester congressional pay. The “Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act” will reduce pay for Members of Congress by 8.2%.
Earlier today, Representative Ami Bera discussed America’s foreign policy “pivot to Asia” during an Asia and the Pacific subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Serving as ranking member, Bera discussed the importance of the U.S.-India relationship to the American economy and to stability in the South Asian region.
Congressman Ami Bera will hold a “Congress on your Corner” at the Franklin Community Library in Elk Grove on Saturday, March 9. “Congress on your Corner” events are open to the public and offer constituents the opportunity to share their thoughts with Congressman Bera and his staff about legislation in Congress and happenings in their community.