SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition.First place winner Allison Hakes graduated this Spring from Folsom High School. Her acrylic on cardstock artwork entitled "Tonight, We Time Travel" will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year, alongside winning pieces from every congressional district in… Read more »
Representative Ami Bera (D-CA) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are leading the effort in Congress to support students who are working their way through school."Far too many students and graduates are already struggling to pay for the high cost of higher education in America - we shouldn't be penalizing those students who have to work in order to pay for their tuition and living… Read more »
My office is partnering with the Sacramento CAL-SOAP Consortium to hold Cash for College Workshops this fall. Families can get free, in-person help from trained volunteers on financial aid opportunities and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Read more »
Our service academies are some of the top universities in the country and help build strong leaders in our military and beyond. To help local young people navigate the application process, my office will host a Service Academy Information Night on Tuesday, September 18th. Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera (D–CA) welcomed Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Director Jason McAlister to Washington last week to help lead a discussion with Members of Congress on jobs, education, and vocational training. As the Co-Chair of the Access to Jobs Task Force, Rep. Bera invited Director McAlister to share his expertise leading SMUD's premier training program. "SMUD's… Read more »
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative Ami Bera (D-CA) are leading the effort in Congress to support students who work their way through school.Today, Rep. Bera and Sen. Baldwin introduced the Working Students Act to allow students who must work while in college to complete their degrees more quickly and with less debt "Increasing access to affordable education is core to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) released the following statement after the White House released its proposed budget:The budget that the White House put forward this morning is bad for Sacramento County, and it's bad for California. Instead of making our middle class stronger, this budget will make it harder for hardworking Americans to get ahead. The entire family – children, working… Read more »
Sacramento, CA – Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. announced a $100,000 grant awarded to Sacramento City Unified School District for its farm to school program. The school district, in partnership with the Food Literacy Center and Soil Born Farms, created a farm to school program that will introduce a new vegetable each month to students in three elementary schools. After testing the… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. released the following statement in response to the University of California (UC) tuition hike that Regents voted on earlier today:"I'm extremely disappointed that U.C. Regents today voted in favor of an unreasonably high increase in tuition for students for the next five years. These hikes break a promise that was made to students and threaten to jeopardize the… Read more »
Congressmen Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-7), and Jeff Denham (CA-10), announced earlier today the creation of the California Public Higher Education Caucus, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress who will advocate for the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) schools and their students and support improvements to the quality, affordability, and accessibility of… Read more »
