U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative Ami Bera (D-CA) are leading the effort in Congress to support students who work their way through school.Today, Rep. Bera and Sen. Baldwin introduced the Working Students Act to allow students who must work while in college to complete their degrees more quickly and with less debt "Increasing access to affordable education is core to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera, (D-CA), released the following statement following reports that President Donald Trump shared highly classified information regarding the Islamic State with Russian officials at a meeting in the Oval Office.If the reports are true that President Trump shared highly classified information with Russian officials, this is the latest in a series of concerning actions… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) released the following statement after the House narrowly voted to pass the American Health Care Act, the Majority's bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.Rep. Bera voted against the bill, which experts predict will kick 24 million hardworking Americans off of their health care, and eliminates protections for preexisting conditions."While the House… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) released the below statement following targeted missile strikes in Syria:"The actions of the Syrian government are horrific acts and cannot be tolerated by the United States and our allies. The administration's use of targeted missile strikes against a military target was a measured response to Assad's use of chemical weapons against his own people. If the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), pushed back against the US Department of State's announcement that it would cut off funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which provides maternal and women's health care in 150 countries, including Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia.US funding to UNFPA in 2016 went to pregnancy check-ups, family planning, midwife training, and… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera, (D-CA) cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act on Equal Pay Day, a day to bring awareness to the gender income gap that exists in America and around the world.The bill takes a number of crucial steps to close the pay gap by strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963, guaranteeing that women can challenge pay discrimination to hold their employers accountable, and… Read more »
Four years after landmark legislation that led to Congress passing America's budget on time after years of partisan gridlock, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) helped reintroduce the No Budget, No Pay Act.Bera renewed his call for Democrats and Republicans to do their jobs and get Congress working again by joining Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) as a… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) released the following statement after the White House signed an executive order rolling back environmental efforts aimed at reducing carbon emissions and preparing for the impact of climate change:Putting America first means preparing our nation for the storms and extreme weather that are impacting us as a direct result of climate change. Putting America first… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), released the following statement after the House majority cancelled a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act:This bill would have kicked millions of hardworking Americans off of their health care, raised the cost of coverage for families, and imposed an age tax on our parents and grandparents. I hope that after cancelling this vote, the Speaker and the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) released the following statement after the White House released its proposed budget:The budget that the White House put forward this morning is bad for Sacramento County, and it's bad for California. Instead of making our middle class stronger, this budget will make it harder for hardworking Americans to get ahead. The entire family – children, working… Read more »
