Jobs and the Economy

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. voted today to continue the funding for infrastructure in the Highway Trust Fund for two more months. He made the following statement:"I voted to continue critical funding for our infrastructure for the short-term because we cannot in good conscience abandon or delay vital infrastructure projects during the busy summer months. These projects support too many… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. and the 46-member New Democrat Coalition today unveiled the American Prosperity Agenda, a comprehensive policy document aimed at fostering a new era of middle-class prosperity in the United States. The document, which is the first in the nearly 18-year history of the Coalition, seeks to "seize the opportunities of a new economy" with the best policies drawn from… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today for a tour of the ongoing upgrades at Folsom Dam. Jewell announced that the Bureau of Reclamation is making $50 million in funds available immediately for drought relief projects throughout the West —including nearly $20 million for California.This funding was included in the omnibus appropriations… Read more »

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. has again sponsored the Partnership to Build America Act, bipartisan legislation to rebuild America's infrastructure in a fiscally-responsible way. Bera was an original sponsor of similar legislation in the last Congress.Currently, transportation infrastructure projects like fixes to roads and bridges are funded by the Highway Trust Fund, which is sustained by a… Read more »