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Congressman Bera Tours NUSDs CTE Pathways

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Congressman Ami Bera spent the morning of April 20th, touring and learning about the many Career Technical Education Pathways that Natomas Unified School District provides to students. He mentioned throughout the day how impressed he was with the caliber of students in each CTE Pathway, the facilities they train in for the future, and the dedication of staff.Natomas Unified offers 10 CTE…

Bera Secures Local Funding and Discusses Inflation with President Biden

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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) – The office of Representative Ami Bera, M.D., announced that the representative secured over $3.76 million in federal funding to directly support nine local projects throughout Sacramento County.The investments will support vital water infrastructure projects in Citrus Heights, Folsom, and Orangevale, improve public safety in Elk Grove, fund the…

New federal funding package includes $585k for Citrus Heights well project

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The Citrus Heights Water District is set to receive $585,000 for the construction of a groundwater well to provide an additional water supply for district residents. Funding for the project comes from a federal omnibus funding package with Representative Ami Bera working to secure a portion of those funds for the project, the district said in a press release Thursday.

India should not be buying Russian oil: Congressman Ami Bera

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The Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' subcommittee for the Asian region and non-proliferation issues, Indian American Congressman Ami Bera, criticised India's reported consideration of Russian oil purchases at a time when most countries in the world have taken a stand against Russia. He also expressed disappointment that India had abstained from condemning Russia at the…

Rep. Bera secures funds for Elk Grove Police, other in-district projects as Federal funding plan is approved

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Rep. Ami Bera (D) announced today that as part of the 2022 Fiscal Year government funding package, which passed the House of Representatives yesterday, $3.76 million has been secured for District 7 projects.Among the projects being funded are $520,000 earmark for Elk Grove Police Department Communications Center Renovation. According to Bera's announcement: Funding would be used to…

U.S. lawmaker urges India to speak out against Ukraine invasion

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India should "speak with a stronger voice" against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Rep. Ami Bera told Nikkei in a telephone interview, stressing that "this is a situation where there really can't be a middle ground."Bera, a Indian-American Democratic congressman who represents the California district that includes the city of Sacramento, chairs the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on…

Rep. Ami Bera: Its time to get our lives back and declare the end to COVID-19 pandemic

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It's time to declare an end to this pandemic. As a member of congress, an internal medicine physician and the former chief medical officer for Sacramento County, I don't say this lightly.This doesn't mean that COVID has disappeared or that we won't continue to see people get ill, become hospitalized and die from this virus. There's no guarantee that we won't face new variants, some more…

Rep. Ami Bera discusses tensions between Russia, Ukraine

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With the posturing over what's happening along the border between Russia and Ukraine changing by the day — and sometimes by the hour — the United States' pledge to stand with Ukraine and what Russian President Vladimir Putin might do about that is ratcheting up concern in the region.Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, joined Sonseeahray for his first local interview since returning…