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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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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When doctors take a pledge to do no harm, it means we have an obligation to not knowingly hurt people who come to us for help. It also means we have a duty to talk with our patients about their options and to make sure they're fully informed partners in their own care. That's why, as both a doctor and a member of the U.S. Congress, I'm so deeply disturbed by a 38-year-old American policy… Read more »

Representative Ami Bera, a California Democrat, discusses the tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. He also talks about the U.S.'s bilateral relations with China. Bera, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has introduced a bipartisan legislation that would counter China's growing economic coercion against governments, businesses, organizations, and individuals. He… Read more »

(KTXL) — Thursday marks one year since the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.The mob's goal was to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College votes that would make Joe Biden the 46th president of the United States. Mike Pence had been presiding over the ceremony in the House chamber where lawmakers were gathered to hear the certified results from all 50 U.S. states and the… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, on Dec. 6 expressed his support of the United States' diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, in response to China's human rights abuses.While President Joe Biden or any other U.S. government official will not be sent to the upcoming Winter Games, the diplomatic boycott – as opposed to a full… Read more »