Press Releases
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, called for a comprehensive joint audit of the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process in Afghanistan.
In a letter to the U.S. Department of State Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General, and Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Representative Bera wrote:
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today chaired a subcommittee hearing on strengthening U.S. ties with Southeast Asia.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) today voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, legislation that would ensure access to reproductive health care for women across the country, regardless of what state they live in.
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.
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.
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 Afghanistan.
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.