Ami Bera

The best defense against future biothreats is our ability to quickly mitigate the spread of them.

Holding the CCP accountable is the only way to deter the release of another deadly virus on the global community in the future.

we have to find a way to short circuit kind of the debates that we know are going to continue to happen in the United States

I urge the Biden administration to prioritize these negotiations and to listen to our partners' needs.

he's got champions like Congresswoman Katie Porter, who also I believe is having a hearing on resolving some of the issues with COFA

I appreciate the witnesses' comments that it is a strategic benefit to the United States to trade with Asian partners and strengthen security alliance.

The U.S. should seek to strengthen its bilateral and multilateral trade relationships with Southeast Asian nations to pave the way for future regional cooperation.

I think the Administration can show leadership as they engage.

I want to make sure there are no doubts about the U.S. Government's and Congress's continued commitment to our Southeast Asian friends.

I think the Administration is wrong to do that with China, which I see as fundamentally an adversary.

We need to make it difficult for the Tatmadaw to access their dollarized accounts anywhere with banks in the world.

I commend the Biden Administration for its continued prioritization of the region and the high-level visits from officials since the Administration came into office just 9 months ago.

I heard a lot of gratitude from allies and partners about the work that our folks did.

I will not ask you to guarantee a commitment that you will get everyone out. Nobody can make that promise.

There is nothing that China would have liked more than for us to have reupped the war in Afghanistan.

The alternative, should we choose to stay, was for the Taliban to resume attacks.

I would hope that the men and women on this committee, Democrat, Republican, as well as everyone in the House and Senate overwhelmingly support the supplemental requests.

I agree with President Biden's decision to withdraw. I think most of the American public agrees with that decision.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, Mr. Secretary, once again, I want to reiterate our thanks as a committee for your appearing before us.

We have got to do everything we can to get those folks to safety.

I have spent more time in Brussels, either in person or virtually, than in any other place since I have been on this job.

We will use every resource that we can in a difficult situation, in a challenging security situation on the ground to do the best job possible.

We will continue to help them, and we will continue to help any American who still wants to leave and Afghans to whom we have a special commitment.

We have surged Customs and Border Patrol. We have surged our intelligence and law enforcement capacity to do those initial checks.

I missed one vote on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Had I been present, I would have voted yea on rollcall No. 253. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to present for the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass Amache National Historic Site, Act…