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On the 28th of this month, we commemorate a historic milestone in the US-Philippines bilateral relationship—the 10th anniversary of the US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca). A decade ago, President Barack Obama and President Benigno S. Aquino III convened at the historic Malacañan in Manila to sign this pivotal agreement. At a joint press conference, Obama… Read more »

As a doctor, I know firsthand how important it is for all Americans to have access to affordable health care. That’s why I was so excited to see that a record-breaking 21.3 million people, including nearly 1.8 million Californians, signed up for a 2024 health plan through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces like Covered California — over 9 million more than when President Joe Biden… Read more »

Congressman Bera penned an op-ed for the Korea JoongAng Daily during his trip to Seoul on the importance of further strengthening the trilateral relationship between the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. Read more »

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Project Safe Delivery is in the works by the United States Postal Service. It's cracking down on the recent rise of mail crimes, from attacking mail carriers to stealing mail and breaking into mailboxes. Read more »

Link Sacramento Democratic Rep. Ami Bera says the Speaker of the House vote needs to happen quickly. The role of Speaker of the House is vacant after Kevin McCarthy was ousted. Read more »

Link Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) discusses Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s removal as Speaker and what’s next in the selection of the next Speaker.   Read more »

Link Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) isn't giving up on his push to turn his brush with a rabid Capitol fox in April 2022 into positive public policy change. His bill, which he reintroduced after a first attempt last year, would create a reimbursement program for providers who treat uninsured individuals for rabies and enable grants for local health department to stockpile treatments for the… Read more »

Link Fresh off a visit to Mexico City this month, Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) said that stopping fentanyl from flowing into the United States means stopping the chemicals used to manufacture the illicit drug when they arrive at Mexican ports. That’s because the synthetic opioid — which is driving record overdose deaths in the U.S. — is more difficult to track once it reaches the… Read more »

Rep. Ami Bera wants Washington to help clear the millions of pieces of unexploded ordnance that still litter Southeast Asia decades after the end of the Vietnam War. Read more »