Today, Representatives Ami Bera and Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement marking the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma:
“Two years ago, the Burmese military overturned the will of the people and thrust the country into a violent humanitarian and political crisis. Since the coup, the junta has unleashed a campaign of torture and repression that has… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) was selected by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to serve on the influential House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 118th 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 National… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Kevin Kiley (R-CA) released the following statements after participating today in a bipartisan event at the U.S. Capitol in support of the human rights protestors in Iran.
“As a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I stand in strong support of the brave citizens across Iran who have taken to the streets to fight for… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Carol Miller (R-WV), Dina Titus (D-NV), and Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement on today’s meeting between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
“As staunch supporters of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, we applaud today’s engagement between President… Read more »
Today, Representative Ami Bera (CA-07) voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that authorizes annual programming and spending for the Department of Defense and other U.S. national security programs. The NDAA passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support and includes four amendments authored by Rep. Bera.
“The United… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today released the following statement after holding a Subcommittee hearing on the environmental, developmental, and security challenges in the Mekong sub-region. The sub-region comprises of five Southeast Asian nations that border the Mekong… Read more »
Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, and Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Mitt Romney (R-UT), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, today released the following statement on Taiwan’s National… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), and Brad Sherman (D-CA), all Co-Chairs of the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus, released the following statement on the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit held in Washington, D.C. on September 28-29, 2022.
“We applaud President Biden for hosting the first ever U.S.-Pacific Island… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today chaired a hearing on strengthening U.S. engagement in Central Asia. This is the first House Foreign Affairs hearing focused on the region since July 2018.
“Situated between Afghanistan, China, Iran, and Russia, the five states of… Read more »