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Rep. Ami Bera Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Condemning the People’s Republic of China’s Harassment and Intimidation of American Citizens

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Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) and Andy Barr (R-KY-06)  introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) growing efforts to harass, intimidate and suppress free speech on American soil.  The resolution highlights the PRC’s intimidation tactics targeting U.S. citizens, scholars and…

Trump Administration’s Unlawful Assault on USAID Endangers Lives and Undermines U.S. National Security

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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…

Rep. Ami Bera Denounces Trump Administration’s Purge of FBI Officials

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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…

Congressional Quad Caucus Co-Chairs Release Statement on the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting

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Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA-06) and Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), co-chairs of the Congressional Quad Caucus, issued a bipartisan and bicameral statement on the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Washington, D.C.:   “We welcome Foreign Minister Iwaya of Japan, Foreign Minister Wong of Australia and…

Rep. Ami Bera Reappointed to House Intelligence Committee

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) was reappointed by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to serve on the influential House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 119th Congress. The Intelligence Committee is charged with providing oversight of the nation’s intelligence activities, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Office of the Director of…

Rep. Ami Bera Applauds House Passage of Taiwan Double Taxation Relief Bill

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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…

Rep. Ami Bera Elected as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement following his election to serve as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific in the 119th Congress:  “I am proud to continue my leadership on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific. This region is vital for our national…

Rep. Bera Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging House and Senate Leadership to Pass Taiwan Double Taxation Relief

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific and Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-06), Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, led 101 other Members of Congress in a bipartisan letterurging House and Senate leadership to pass the…

Congressional Caucus on Korea Co-Chairs Release Statement on Political Unrest in the Republic of Korea

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) issued a joint statement with his fellow Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11), Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), and Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), regarding the political unrest in the Republic of Korea: “The US-ROK relationship is built on a shared commitment to democracy and democratic…

Ranking Member Bera Releases Statement on Political Unrest in the Republic of Korea

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Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, released a statement on the political unrest in the Republic of Korea (ROK): “In the midst of a political crisis, the world witnessed the resilience of the Korean people and their elected representatives who…