Today, Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the Asia Subcommittee on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the East Asia Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Asia… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, expressed bipartisan support for expeditiously finalizing a mutually acceptable, comprehensive cost-sharing agreement with our South Korean allies before April 1.Since 1991, Special Measures… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today voted to pass the For the People Act (H.R. 1), transformative legislation to clean up corruption in Washington, protect and expand voting rights, and put the needs and priorities of Sacramento County residents ahead of special interests and lobbyists."My constituents sent me to Congress to make government work for Sacramento County, not special… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today re-introduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, bipartisan legislation to provide critical mental health resources to our nation's first responders and health care providers.Studies show that first responders are at an elevated risk of suicide compared to other professions and more… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the American Rescue Plan to deliver urgent support for Sacramento County families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic."While the vaccination of millions of Americans and the steady decline in hospitalizations and deaths are welcome news, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put enormous strain on communities across the… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), and Mark Green, M.D. (R-TN) today sent a letter to Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky encouraging them to monitor the data coming out of the UK and other countries that are extending the time between doses in… Read more »
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In 25 states, LGBTQ people lack nondiscrimination protections in public accommodations. The Equality Act, which passed the House of Representatives today with bipartisan support, amends existing federal civil rights laws… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to include in the upcoming COVID-19 relief package at least $16.5 billion for vaccination efforts, including $12 billion for community health centers and a $1 billion awareness campaign to ensure communities of color and other underserved communities are not left behind in the COVID-19 vaccine… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Representative Scott Peters (D-CA), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today introduced bicameral legislation to dramatically scale up the United States' capacity to detect and respond to coronavirus variants.The United States is currently conducting sequence-based surveillance on approximately 0.3 percent of coronavirus cases, lagging far behind other… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) released the following statement on the desecration of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Central Park in Davis, California:"I condemn the vandalization of the Gandhi statue at Central Park in Davis, California. Peaceful and nonviolent protest, which was championed by civil rights leaders at home and abroad, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, is… Read more »
