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Ranking Member Bera Congratulates Prime Minister-elect Shigeru Ishiba, Commends Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific Subcommittee, extended his warm congratulations to Mr. Shigeru Ishiba on his election as the new leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and his upcoming appointment as Prime Minister of Japan. "I am delighted to congratulate Shigeru Ishiba on his election as LDP…

Reps. Ami Bera, Larry Bucshon Introduce Bipartisan Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation Act

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 U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), along with U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) and eight additional bipartisan colleagues, recently introduced the Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act. This legislation would add a penicillin allergy verification component to the “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit and annual wellness…

Rep. Ami Bera Votes for Bipartisan Continuing Resolution to Avert Government Shutdown, Fund Federal Government Through December 20

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement after voting to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and fund the government through December 20th. The legislation passed by a vote of 341-82 on the House floor. “This afternoon, I joined a strong bipartisan majority of my colleagues to ensure that our government remains open to…

Rep. Bera, Rep. Wittman, Sen. Duckworth, and Sen. Ricketts Launch Bipartisan, Bicameral Quad Caucus Ahead of Quad Leaders Summit

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific Subcommittee, Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE)—members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee—launched the bipartisan House and Senate Quad Caucuses.  This announcement comes ahead of this weekend’s Quad…

Rep. Ami Bera’s Office Returns Over $19 Million to Sacramento County Residents

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that his office has now recovered more than $19 million in federal casework dollars to residents of California’s 6th Congressional District. Since taking office in 2013, Representative Bera’s dedicated team of caseworkers have successfully resolved over 29,900 cases for constituents, resulting in the return of over $19 million…

Rep. Ami Bera Requests Audit to Crack Down on Cluster Mailbox Theft and Vandalism in the Sacramento Region

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to formally request an audit of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the USPS concerning the implementation and effectiveness of the Project Safe Delivery joint initiative in the Sacramento region, as well as the response to cluster mailbox…

Rep. Ami Bera on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Joint Address to Congress

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) issued a statement ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress:  “As someone who cares deeply about Israel’s future, and after listening to the family members of American hostages held captive by Hamas, I’ve made the decision not to attend Prime Minister Netanyahu’s joint…

Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Issue Statement Condemning the People's Republic of China's New Guidelines Targeting the People of Taiwan

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Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), and Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, issued a statement condemning the People’s Republic of China's new guidelines targeting the people of Taiwan: "As Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs and strong advocates for robust U.S.-Taiwan relations, we strongly…

Rep. Ami Bera Announces $76.8 Million Clean Transportation Grant for Sacramento Regional Transportation District

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that the U.S. Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission Grant Program awarded the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) with a $76,847,678 grant for their Zero-Emission Buses, Fueling, and Workforce Development Project.  SacRT will receive funding to buy up to 29 new hydrogen fuel cell buses to…