Rabies deaths are rare in the U.S. A lot of that is thanks in part to vaccines, but it's also because of the effective treatment available to those who have been exposed to the viral, deadly disease.
But that lifesaving treatment is expensive, especially for those without health insurance, and can leave people saddled with thousands of dollars of debt.
After his own encounter with a… Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation aimed at reducing the cost of the rabies vaccine for uninsured Americans months after a fox bit him as he was walking on Capitol Hill.
“Despite being a fatal disease, rabies is preventable if treated quickly,” Bera said in a statement Wednesday, which is World Rabies Day. “After being bit by a rabid fox, I was… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, on Aug. 26 spoke to the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce on various topics, including the city’s progress and bipartisan bills.
The special, congressional update luncheon marked Bera’s final speech to the chamber as Elk Grove’s congressional representative.
Bera, who has represented Elk Grove in Congress since 2013, is running in the… Read more »
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - A potential “sweet spot” in Citrus Heights will soon be tapped to provide an additional, reliable water supply source for customers in the Citrus Heights Water District.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) and representatives of the Citrus Heights Water District celebrated the $1.5 million recently secured for construction with a tour of the… Read more »
Congressman Bera just returned from a bipartisan CODEL to South Korea. During the trip, Rep. Bera met with the new ROK Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, senior members of the National Assembly, U.S. military officials, senior Embassy staff, and Korean business leaders. Rep. Bera and Members discussed the U.S.-South Korea alliance and the new Yoon Administration.… Read more »
Elk Grove will get $4 million in federal funds for projects across the city, Rep. Ami Bera's office announced this week.The city's Old Town streetscaping project won $2 million to widen Elk Grove Boulevard from School Street east to Waterman Road, adding bike lanes and making the boulevard more accessible to those with physical disabilities.The project builds on the city's work to… Read more »
Re "The U.S. Is Losing Its Military Edge in Asia, and China Knows It," by Ashley Townshend and James Crabtree (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, June 15):I agree with the authors' call for increased resources to the Indo-Pacific, but I disagree with their singular focus on enhancing U.S. military resources in the region. Instead, the United States must focus on increasing diplomatic and… Read more »
Democratic and Republican lawmakers will next week introduce legislation to spur the White House to funnel more money to the Indo-Pacific region to help counter China.Ami Bera, the Democratic chair of the House foreign affairs Asia subcommittee, and Steve Chabot, the top Republican on the panel, hope their Indo-Pacific Engagement Act will narrow the gap between the rhetoric about Asia… Read more »
The author is a member of U.S. House of Representatives who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, and co-chair of the Congressional Korea Caucus and the Congressional Study Group on Korea.I recently had the honor to attend the inauguration of President Yoon Suk-yeol as part of the U.S. presidential delegation, led by Second… Read more »
