Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s reckless and illegal efforts to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID):
“The Trump administration’s continued attacks on USAID—gutting its staffing, halting programs… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera (CA-06), Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement denouncing the Trump administration’s purge of high-ranking FBI officials:
"I am deeply concerned by the abrupt and arbitrary dismissal of several top FBI officials—career civil servants with decades of experience protecting our nation from crime, cyber… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement on the Trump administration’s sweeping attempt to freeze federal grants and loans:
“My staff has received an influx of calls from residents expressing concerns about the recent decision to freeze the delivery of essential resources to American communities, businesses, nonprofits and families.
“This decision has… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), co-chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, released a statement applauding the House's passage of the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act.
The bill's passage follows a bipartisan letter led by Congressman Bera and signed by 102 Members last month, urging House and Senate leadership to advance critical U.S.-Taiwan… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced two key additions to his congressional team:
Asha Samuel as Senior Health Policy Advisor: Asha previously served as Legislative Director for Congressman Earl Blumenauer, a senior Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, where she covered health and other issues of jurisdiction. Prior to joining the office… Read more »
U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement following his vote for a bipartisan continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown and fund the government through March 14, 2025:
“As we have done time and time again throughout the 118th Congress, House Democrats delivered the necessary votes to keep the government open and protect millions of Americans from the… Read more »
This morning, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) held a press conference alongside Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper, Sacramento Metro Fire Chief Adam House, and Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 President Trevor Jamison urging the passage of the bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act.
First introduced by Representative Bera in 2018, this legislation… Read more »
U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), along with U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) and eight additional bipartisan colleagues, recently introduced the Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act. This legislation would add a penicillin allergy verification component to the “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit and annual wellness… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement after voting to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and fund the government through December 20th. The legislation passed by a vote of 341-82 on the House floor.
“This afternoon, I joined a strong bipartisan majority of my colleagues to ensure that our government remains open to… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that his office has now recovered more than $19 million in federal casework dollars to residents of California’s 6th Congressional District.
Since taking office in 2013, Representative Bera’s dedicated team of caseworkers have successfully resolved over 29,900 cases for constituents, resulting in the return of over $19 million… Read more »
