Press Releases

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) issued a statement demanding the resignation of Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary. This follows the reassignment of Greg Bovino from his position as Customs and Border Protection commander-at-large. 

“Greg Bovino’s exit from Minneapolis is not enough. Kristi Noem has lost the trust of the American people and must resign from her position as DHS Secretary. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Young Kim (CA-40), Ranking Member and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, issued a joint statement following their Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Peru focused on strengthening U.S.-Peru cooperation on critical minerals, energy security, and resilient supply chains.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) introduced the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to strengthen how the federal government identifies communities that lack access to general surgeons and to help expand access to care by establishing a framework for general surgery shortage areas. Rep. Bera was joined by Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Don Bacon (NE-02), and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) in introducing the legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Ranking Member Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) and Chair Young Kim (CA-40) introduced the Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies (DOMINANCE) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. energy security, reduce reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and build resilient critical minerals supply chains with trusted allies and partners around the world.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement following House passage of legislation that restores enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. This vote comes after Representative Bera joined all of his House Democratic colleagues and four Republicans on a discharge petition to force this vote over the objections of House Speaker Mike Johnson. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), a senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a statement on the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and President Trump’s announcement that the United States will “run” Venezuela:

“Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate leader who has inflicted hardship on the people of Venezuela. I hope this moment leads to a real democratic transition driven by the Venezuelan people.

Washington, DC — This week, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the People’s Republic of China’s coercive actions against Japan and reaffirming the United States’ ironclad commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released a statement after signing Representative Anna Paulina Luna’s (FL-13) discharge petition to force a vote on the Restore Trust in Congress Act, bipartisan legislation Rep.