Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) today led over 245 Members of Congress in a letter urging House Leadership to address looming Medicare payment cuts to health care providers that will further strain patient access to care."As an internal medicine doctor by training, I know that cutting payments for physicians during this global pandemic will further… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement ahead of Taiwan’s National Day on October 10. Read more »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, called for a comprehensive joint audit of the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process in Afghanistan.In a letter to the U.S. Department of State Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today chaired a subcommittee hearing on strengthening U.S. ties with Southeast Asia."The economic promise and strategic importance of Southeast Asia are hard to overstate. The region's economic vibrancy, strategic location at the center of the… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, released the following statement after the conclusion of the first-ever leader-level summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, legislation that would ensure access to reproductive health care for women across the country, regardless of what state they live in."As a doctor, I strongly believe that a woman's personal health decisions should be made between her and her doctor, not outside politicians," said Representative Bera.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA, which passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support and provides the annual budget for the Department of Defense, includes three key amendments authored by Bera. Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Jerry Nadler (D-NY) led 12 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging them to provide timely guidance on how the Administration will evacuate remaining Americans, lawful permanent residents, and vulnerable people out of Afghanistan. Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) today introduced the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act. This bill would ensure that we have high-quality data on where general surgeons are in short supply around the country, particularly in rural and other under-served communities."We already know that our aging… Read more »
SACRAMENTO, CA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement on today's terrorist attacks in Afghanistan."I join Americans across the country in mourning the tragic loss of U.S. service members killed in today's heinous terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. I send my deepest condolences to their families and loved ones, as well as those of the innocent Afghans… Read more »
