Press Releases
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, issued the following statement in response to the decision by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to recall its ambassador to Lithuania over Vilnius's decision to open a Taiwan representative office.
"I support Lithuania and its decision to open a Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius, and strongly oppose the PRC Government's retaliatory actions.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement on Afghanistan.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, released the following statement on President Biden's decision to continue with the August 31 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
"While I commend the Biden Administration and our brave men and women in uniform for safely evacuating over 70,000 individuals from Afghanistan thus far, there's still more work to be done, and more evacuations to take place.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement on today's terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
"I join Americans across the country in mourning the tragic loss of U.S. service members killed in today's heinous terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. I send my deepest condolences to their families and loved ones, as well as those of the innocent Afghans killed.
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) today introduced the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act. This bill would ensure that we have high-quality data on where general surgeons are in short supply around the country, particularly in rural and other under-served communities.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the American Rescue Plan to deliver urgent support for Sacramento County families and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), and Mark Green, M.D. (R-TN) today sent a letter to Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky encouraging them to monitor the data coming out of the UK and other countries that are extending the time between doses in vaccines with two-dose series in order to give more individuals their first dose.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today re-introduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, bipartisan legislation to provide critical mental health resources to our nation's first responders and health care providers.
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, expressed bipartisan support for expeditiously finalizing a mutually acceptable, comprehensive cost-sharing agreement with our South Korean allies before April 1.
Since 1991, Special Measures Agreements (SMA) have served as a pillar of the shared commitment to the defense of the Korean Peninsula by combined U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) forces