Press Release

Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07) released the following statement on the bipartisan compromise to fund the government:

"Today I supported bipartisan legislation to keep the government open and establish a budget. While not perfect, this bill begins to make necessary investments to improve our crumbling infrastructure, strengthen our national defense, improve the VA, increase research funding, and reauthorizes many critical health care programs. Additionally, the bill provides overdue disaster relief to help recovery from wildfires and the 2017 winter storms that impacted Sacramento County.

If Congress continues to be unwilling to compromise, we will never be able to address the very real issues I had hoped to see as part of this package – meaningful immigration reform that protects DREAMers and ends their state of limbo, as well as bipartisan reforms that bring down health care costs and stabilize the marketplace."

Congressman Bera has led the fight to keep Congress accountable. One of the first bills Bera introduced was the No Budget, No Pay Act, which says if Members of Congress don't do their jobs and pass a budget, they shouldn't get paid. A version of this bill became law in 2013, and he is now fighting to make it permanent. Additionally, Bera has pledged to give back his pay in past and recent shutdowns.