Ami Bera: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for having this timely hearing and thank you to the witnesses.”

Often the public out there sees Democrats and Republicans fighting and wonder: Where did that comity go? Where did the sense of being together go? Well, Mr. Speaker, this past December over the Christmas holiday, I was surprised by one of…

I’m a fan of independent redistricting commissions, but the fact that Republicans are playing by a different set of rules, I think it doesn’t make any sense that we’re disarming ourselves.

I am optimistic about the future of the U.S.-Korea relationship, about Korea's role in helping propel a 21st century that hopefully is peaceful, prosperous and kind for the next generation.

Right now, American scholar Min Zin remains wrongfully detained in China, and Beijing continues to target scholars, human rights advocates, and diaspora communities whose work or speech it finds unwelcome.