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U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) and Scott Peters (CA-52) today introduced comprehensive legislation to strengthen our ability to detect and prevent antimicrobial resistant ‘superbugs.'
Over two million Americans are sickened every year with antimicrobial-resistant infections, caused when germs develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. The economic cost of antimicrobial resistance to the U.S. economy have ranged as high as $20 billion in excess direct health costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the Sacramento County Health Department $15,264,533 in funding to improve its public health infrastructure and strengthen its ability to recruit and retain public health care workers. The funding is provided through the American Rescue Plan, which Rep.
Representative Ami Bera (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, today released the following statement commending Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden Administration for announcing new commitments to deepen the United States partnership with Pacific Islands nations.
Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, yesterday introduced the Indo-Pacific Engagement Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen United States diplomatic and aid presence in the Indo-Pacific.
Representative Ami Bera (CA-07) today voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes annual programming and spending for the Department of Defense and other U.S. national security programs. The NDAA passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support and includes four key amendments authored by Representative Bera.
Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today voted for H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act, bipartisan legislation to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at no more than $35 per month in Medicare Part D and commercial health insurance.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07) announced today that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) awarded $2 million in grant funding to Carmichael Water District (CWD) to help fund the construction of the Engle/Garfield Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well Project. The support of Representative Bera was essential in securing the drought resiliency funding for CWD.