Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, secured the inclusion of eleven amendments during the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s markup of State Department Reauthorization bills for Fiscal Year 2026. Representative Bera’s amendments advance U.S. strategic interests, strengthen key alliances, promote democratic values, and enhance congressional oversight across a range of global priorities.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released the following statement after voting to reject House Republicans’ partisan government funding proposal:
“President Trump has instructed Republicans not to work with Democrats on a bipartisan agreement to fund the government—even though they need our votes to keep it open. The bill we voted on today shut Democrats out of the process and fails to extend critical Affordable Care Act subsidies, which would cause health care premiums to spike for millions of Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), a senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jim O’Neill urging swift and coordinated action to respond to the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University:
“This is a dark day for America. The killing of Charlie Kirk is a horrific and deeply disturbing act of political violence. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) joined fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus and Planned Parenthood Federation of America President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson to sound the alarm about Republican cuts to Medicaid and their devastating impact on access to affordable, high-quality care provided by Planned Parenthood health centers across the country.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling on him to resign in light of repeated actions that have undermined evidence-based public health guidance and jeopardized the health and safety of the American people.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale to address the surge of mail theft and vandalism in Sacramento County neighborhoods.
Washington, DC – Tonight, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) issued a statement on the Trump Administration’s firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez and the departure of top public health experts from the agency:
“RFK Jr. is driving out dedicated public health experts because they refuse to rubber-stamp his dangerous views on vaccines.
SACRAMENTO, CA – U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) issued the following statement on reports that individuals are being detained in “abhorrent conditions” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) inside the John E. Moss Federal Building in Sacramento:
Washington, D.C. — Representative Ami Bera, M.D.