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Following news of the Taliban takeover, Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, began working to help more than 7,000 Afghan refugees get out of the country by forwarding requests to the State Department from Americans, Afghans and loved ones with family members who are unsafe in Afghanistan.
Bera joined Sonseeahray on FOX40 News at 11 a.m. to talk about the latest developments.
ELK GROVE, Calif. — Congressman Ami Bera (D) met with Elk Grove city leaders Tuesday to discuss millions of dollars in funding that he secured to improve infrastructure in the region through the Invest in America Act.
However, that funding still hinges on the massive infrastructure bill also passing the Senate.
(KTXL) — Congressman Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove, hosted a telephone town hall Tuesday night to provide an update on the federal response to COVID-19.
The local lawmaker who represents California's seventh district was joined by public health experts as they took the time to answer community questions about what's being done to protect people both physically and financially.
"This is a time for us to come together, not just as a community but a country and a world," Rep. Bera said.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers will next week introduce legislation to spur the White House to funnel more money to the Indo-Pacific region to help counter China.
Ami Bera, the Democratic chair of the House foreign affairs Asia subcommittee, and Steve Chabot, the top Republican on the panel, hope their Indo-Pacific Engagement Act will narrow the gap between the rhetoric about Asia being a priority region and funding levels.
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Elk Grove-South County Democratic Club Treasurer Nancy Fox said that her husband, World War II veteran Bill Fox, recently received timely assistance after she contacted U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Elk Grove.
Bill, a Wilton resident who is currently under hospice care, is suffering from dementia, cannot walk without using a walker, and has one kidney that is operating at 28 percent.
He served in a supply unit in the Pacific during World War II and he was the honorary grand marshal in the 2014 Elk Grove Veterans Day Parade.
I'm excited to share with you a major step forward for the support of space exploration in the U.S. Congress: the official formation of the new Planetary Science Caucus.
A caucus is a formal interest group made up of members of Congress. Having a caucus allows legislators form new relationships and organize a core voting block of political support for an important issue, in this case, planetary science and space exploration.
According the caucus' official charter, its goals are to: