Press Release

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. made the following statement about California's Senator Barbara Boxer announcing her plans to retire from the U.S. Senate:

"As a lifelong Californian and a doctor, I applaud Senator Barbara Boxer's decades of work protecting California's environment, and fighting for women's access to reproductive health care. We have big shoes to fill when she retires in 2016 and we must continue fighting for an economy that works for middle class families and to ensure women have the right to make their own health care decisions."

Bera has represented Sacramento County in Congress since 2013. Born and raised in California, he is a physician and the only Indian American currently serving in Congress. He's fighting to rebuild an economy that works for middle class families and to reduce our country's debt in a responsible way. As a leader of the No Labels' Problem Solvers, he's working with people from both parties to find bipartisan solutions to our nation's challenges. He and his wife Janine live in Elk Grove with their daughter Sydra. For more updates on Rep. Bera follow @RepBera on Twitter, like Congressman Bera on Facebook, or visit https://www.bera.house.gov.