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Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. hosted a roundtable last Wednesday with local startups, venture capital investors, and incubators at his district office for Start-Up Day Across America. Start-Up Day Across America is an opportunity for Members of Congress to engage with the start-up community.

"After multiple classified and unclassified briefings, hearing constituent input, and talking with our international allies it's my belief that this is the best agreement we have at this time to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. With the growing likelihood that this agreement will be approved, my support is based on the robust accountability, transparency, and enforcement measures in this agreement so that, if Iran violates any provision, we will know and they will face immediate consequences. All options should be on the table, including military action.

"Congress should be working on a budget to avoid a government shutdown. Instead, we are wasting valuable time voting to defund Planned Parenthood and attempting to criminalize how doctors serve patients. As one of the few doctors in Congress, I find both of these bills troubling. We should not be limiting access to health care for millions of women and families. And we certainly should not be inserting government into doctor's offices and interfering in how doctors practice medicine. Both these bills limit patient choice and that is bad policy.

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D., criticized the short-term spending bill passed today in the House of Representatives and called on lawmakers to work on a long-term budget solution.

Elk Grove, CA – Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. highlighted his bill to help prevent prescription drug abuse in Sacramento County and across the country.

The Dispose Responsibly of Pills Act (DROP) would fund additional prescription drug drop-off sites across the country. Bera spoke at the Elk Grove Police Station, where one of the region's drop-off bins is located and discussed the broad effort needed to address the issue.

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. voted to support the bipartisan budget agreement to help prevent another government shutdown and ensure economic stability:

"Core to our job as members of Congress is passing a budget. That's why the first bill I introduced and helped pass when I came to Congress was the No Budget No Pay bill that says that if lawmakers don't pass a budget they shouldn't get paid. Today's budget agreement is a positive step forward and although it is not perfect, it will help millions of Americans and strengthen our economy.

Sacramento, CA – Twelve local CEOs and business leaders joined Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to discuss how to strengthen the region's agriculture, technology, manufacturing and health sectors.

Today the U.S. House of Representatives failed to vote on a real solution to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) open and instead brought up a stop-gap, temporary measure that failed 224-203. Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. made the following statement: