Ami Bera

the stakes of these encounters can be much higher.

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.

But it really will take American leadership, American engagement.

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

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…

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 have long supported deepening economic relations with our Indo-Pacific partners, and I believe we can do that in a way that protects and benefits American workers and strengthens the U.S. economy.

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 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.

Moving forward, it is clear that we need to rebalance our priorities to better prepare for such threats.

I do think that we need to think creatively about using all the different and emerging new technologies.

I think 100 days is what has been articulated, and I think that is something to aim for.

Going forward, we must balance our need to predict and detect new diseases that could cause pandemics with the potential for accidents or for the weaponization of new discoveries.

We have to really incentivize companies to move quickly and rapidly characterize these threats and develop vaccines.

The World Health Organization's failure to combat China's coronavirus-related misinformation campaign in the early days of the pandemic cost the international community precious time it needed to avert a crisis.