Ami Bera, MD

For the vast majority of Americans who work hard and play by the rules, paying the bills may be hard some months but it's something we always do. So it's no wonder that the vast majority of Americans are frustrated and angry when Congress fails, time and again, to do...

Last week, Congressman Darrell Issa of California chose to review whether it was appropriate for President Barack Obama's administration to mandate that insurance companies cover oral contraception. This week, Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri introduced legislation that allows any insurance company or any employer to decide what it wants to...

This Veterans Day, I call on Congress to pay a great deal more than lip service to treating America's service men and women -- those who sacrifice their own safety for the love and protection of our great country -- with the respect they deserve. Over the coming years more...

The November elections sent a decisive message to our elected officials--or at least it should have. Here's what I heard Americans saying: we are frustrated with a government that seems wholly disconnected from the challenges middle class families face. We want our leadership to focus on rebuilding an economy that...

Tomorrow is Election Day. Tomorrow, we have a choice: we can continue with the status quo, or we can fight to save our broken government and restore the promise of opportunity for Californians. It's all up to you. 

The direction of our community, our state, and our country is...

Today the Sacramento Bee reported on Dan Lungren's latest conflict of interest. While Karl Rove's shadowy front group tries to bail out Lungren in a tough election, the Congressman advocates for unlimited corporate campaign spending. Even worse, if Lungren does win reelection and becomes Chairman of the House...

Over the last year, I've had thousands of conversations with voters across northern California. I've talked with farmers in the rural foothills of Calaveras county, and I've met with teachers in the city of Elk Grove, but wherever I go I keep hearing the same story: jobs are disappearing, schools...

In this election, we have a choice. 

There's a clear difference between how Dan Lungren and I view our responsibilities as leaders, Americans, and members of our community.

And this contrast is clearly illustrated in how we view the tragedy that is unfolding around the BP disaster in...

Happy Independence Day!

On this day, 234-years ago, the leaders of what would become the United States declared independence from England, guaranteeing our freedoms of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

As we join our families to celebrate this weekend, it's important to reflect on the sacrifices...

Dan Lungren is out of touch.

That's the only way to explain why Dan stood silent in Congress while his colleague, Texas Rep. Joe Barton, offered an apology to BP and, as the Republican Congressional policy group he's a member of, called the compensation fund for victims of the oil...