Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) was elected to again serve as Chairman of the influential House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation for the 117th Congress. Chairman Bera released the following statement on his election:"I am honored to be elected to serve again as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific,… Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today applauded the decision by the Biden Administration to remain in the World Health Organization (WHO) and join COVAX, the global efforts to manufacture and equitably distribute a coronavirus vaccine."The United States has a long and proud history of leading international efforts on global health security. This leadership not only kept Americans safe at home,… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement ahead of the House of Representatives votes on impeachment."January 6th was a dark day in American history.An armed mob of domestic extremists stormed the United States Capitol – the seat of our democracy – in an attempt to stop Congress from fulfilling its constitutional duty to certify the results of the… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement after the violent January 6 siege on the United States Capitol:"This has been a dark week in our nation's history.The violent storming of the United States Capitol by a lawless mob seeking to thwart the certification of the presidential election was an assault on our democracy.The images of extremists desecrating the seat… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) voted today to provide urgently needed relief to American families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 133, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, provides $900 billion in emergency coronavirus relief and sufficient funding to fund the federal government through Fiscal Year 2021."Even though we're almost a… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation today chaired a subcommittee hearing on the United States-Taiwan relationship."The United States and Taiwan share a robust strategic partnership rooted in our common values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law," said Chairman Bera. "In addition to its… Read more »
The House of Representatives voted today in a strong bipartisan manner to pass the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA, which provides the annual budget for the Department of Defense (DOD), included key provisions authored by Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and… Read more »
.—Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH) released the following statement in response to final rulemaking released Friday by the Trump Administration to modernize the Stark and Anti-Kickback statutes that work to prevent health… Read more »
The House of Representatives today passed Rep. Ami Bera's (D-CA) Securing America From Epidemics (SAFE) Act. The SAFE Act would authorize United States participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a public-private partnership developing vaccines for coronavirus and other highly infectious pathogens."Defeating the COVID-19 virus will be a monumental task and… Read more »
The House of Representatives voted today to pass Rep. Ami Bera's (D-CA) resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War and the strong alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea."Seventy years after the start of the Korean War, the alliance between the United States and South Korea remains unbreakable, even during a period of rapid geopolitical… Read more »
