Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. has represented California's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013. The 7th district is located just east of California's capitol city, Sacramento, and lies entirely within Sacramento County.
Representative Bera is currently a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation. He is also a senior member on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Congressman Bera is also Vice Chair for Outreach for the New Democrat Coalition, a group of over 100 forward-thinking Democrats who are committed to pro-economic growth, pro-innovation, and fiscally responsible policies.
| Listening to you is crucial so I can bring your voice to Washington. That's why I've held local workshops to give area residents a chance to share their own solutions to our nation's budget problems, allowing me to hear directly from people in our community. |
As a father, I often worry about the future that lies ahead for my daughter. We cannot in good conscience continue to bury our children and grandchildren under a mountain of debt. Unfortunately, partisanship and special interests in Washington often get in the way of finding common ground to agree on a responsible budget that addresses our debt. This is completely unacceptable when the well-being of our children and our country is on the line.
That's why the first bill I introduced and helped pass when I came to Congress was No Budget, No Pay. This bill says that if Members of Congress don't do their jobs and pass a budget, they don't get paid. I was proud to help pass No Budget, No Pay into law in 2013, and I'm now fighting to make it permanent. Since that time, I've supported two bipartisan budgets that became law.
Here's how I'm working to ensure Congress is more responsible with your hard-earned taxpayer dollars: