Press Release

Today, Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, joined with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Rep. George Holding (R-NC) to send a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan requesting that Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, be granted the opportunity to address a Joint… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. released the following statement following th deadly bombing in Pakistan. “I strongly condemn the deadly attack on innocent civilians, including women and children, in Pakistan over the Easter holiday and my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. The terrorists behind the bombing must be brought to justice. This kind of targeted… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. joined Congressman Charles Boustany, M.D. to introduce legislation that would protect employees’ health savings accounts. H.R. 4832, the Health Savings Protection Act, addresses the so-called Cadillac tax, which aims to reign in excessive health spending, but in reality would shift more costs to patients and has led many employers to threaten to stop… Read more »

Congressmen Ami Bera (CA-07) and Scott Peters (CA-52) praised the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to begin accelerating applications for generic drugs.Bera and Peters sent a letter to the FDA last month urging the agency to prioritize generic drug applications to stop irresponsible price-gouging like in the case of Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Martin… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. highlighted the importance of strengthening drought forecasting in light of recent water releases at Folsom Dam. In his opening remarks to the Administrator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Bera discussed the recent water releases from Folsom Lake and emphasized the benefit of better forecasting. “My district relies heavily… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) questioned Secretary of State John Kerry during a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing about the sale of eight F16 multirole fighter planes to Pakistan.Bera emphasized the importance of ensuring Pakistan is cracking down on terrorists in the country before a sale can be made. “Pakistan must prove it is taking substantive steps to go after all… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. released the following statement after voting for a bill to impose new sanctions on North Korea.“As a member of the Foreign Affairs committee I understand the threat North Korea poses to our country and the global community. Last month’s nuclear missile test, ongoing human rights abuses, cybersecurity attacks, and the aggressive actions of Kim Jung… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) praised the recent announcement from Walgreens that the drugstore chain will install more than 500 drug disposal bins in stores across the U.S. to help fight prescription drug abuse.Bera has introduced legislation to help expand prescription drug take-back programs. His bill, the DROP Act, would help keep unused or expired medication out of the wrong… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. and Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) are leading a group of 28 members of Congress to urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to reduce the sky-rocketing costs of generic prescription drugs. In a letter to the FDA, they ask the agency to take two common sense steps to address loopholes that limit competition that permits some drug companies to… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. made the following statement in response to President Obama’s 2016 State of the Union address.“The President shared a message of working together tonight. We may have our differences, but we need to set broad goals and work together to accomplish big things for the good of our country. We must work together to strengthen and grow our economy so that… Read more »