Ami Bera

The Countering China Economic Coercion Act that I introduced with Representative Wagner that was signed into law by President Biden.

The hope is to avoid confrontation, but, given the realities that we see in the Indo-Pacific, hugely important.

I applaud the Administration for the alliances and renewal of, you know, the elevation of Quad coalition to the leaders' level is certainly incredibly important.

The aggression in the South China Sea has changed the calculus in the South China Sea, aggression across the Taiwan Straits, human rights violations in Xinjiang, you know, what they've done in Hong Kong.

Xi Jinping's policies have taken Beijing in a very different direction, and we do not have to guess that direction.

If we think about the geopolitical order in 75 years post-World War II, you know, it really was U.S.-led but peace, prosperity, lifting, you know, millions out of poverty, and creating stability.

The stakes of these encounters can be much higher.

Thanks to the miracle of vaccines, the Congressman is safe, healthy, and back at work.

I do not wake up every morning with sadness about the tragedy that we're seeing take place in Ukraine.

But it really will take American leadership, American engagement.

I think the Administration has done a lot that we can be proud of, restoring multilateral coalitions, elevating the Quad to a leader's level, AUKUS, which will really help us with maritime security in the region.

We need to make it clear that this is both a personal and--a responsibility and a community responsibility, and that these vaccines are very safe.

I'll plug a piece of legislation that we've just reintroduced, the Tracking Pathogens Act, which would, you know, plus-up the budget for both gene sequencing but also for what you've talked about in terms of wastewater surveillance, you…

The United States is the world's oldest democracy, and one of the values that we uphold is the rights of individual people to choose their path forward.

I do hope that, moving forward, central to our efforts to advocate for democratic values that we will look at some of the illicit activities that are certainly contributing to the proliferation of criminal activity and a move away from…

The fight for freedom, you know, for those in the National Unity Government that are listening to this, that is a step in the right direction.

This is unacceptable. And I urge the Administration to demand stronger action in the United Nations to hold the Tatmadaw accountable.

It is difficult to believe that any responsible member of the international community would hesitate to take action against Burma's military junta which has committed genocide against the Rohingya Muslims.

The United States must continue to support the people of Burma as they stand up to the military junta and to bring to justice those responsible for egregious human rights violations and crimes against humanity.

I have been proud to work with my colleagues on this committee, to demonstrate Congress' unequivocal support for the Burmese people seeking a return to democracy, as well as our strong condemnation of the military coup.

What is happening in Burma is devastating. My heart breaks, continues to break for the Rohingya who continue to suffer unimaginable atrocities at the hands of the genocidal Burmese military are Tatmadaw.

I think, you know, for folks that are watching this, as well as for our witnesses and members of the Administration, you've seen bipartisan support for engagement and, you know, a desire from the members of this subcommittee, but I believe…

I would also like to pick up on the issue that Representative Connolly raised, and that is the serious error that the Trump Administration made in walking away from the TPP...

I would like to echo Representative Spanberger's concerns about the lack of envoys who have been confirmed throughout the region...

So, in my view, that is kind of the approach we should take.