Ami Bera
Ami Bera
Amerish Babulal "Ami" Berais an American physician who has been the U.S. Representative for California's 7th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Bera won re-election in 2014 in a very competitive race. Bera is currently the only Indian American serving in the United States Congress and the only Unitarian Universalist in Congress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 March 1965
CountryUnited States of America
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If done correctly, strengthening our trade relationship with India will create jobs here in America.
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I love the opportunity to help my patients, to work with them to find the best course of action to get them healthy and to give them the information they need to stay healthy.
We can do better, and we must hold the politicians accountable to do better.
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I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to come.
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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.
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As a physician, I would never encroach upon the religious freedoms of my patients.
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As a doctor, I've learned the importance and value of listening.
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When I took the Hippocratic oath and was effectively 'sworn in' as a doctor, I took the same vow that doctors have taken for generations. Patient autonomy is core to this oath.
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Just like you can't cure a patient without listening to what he's feeling, you can't cure a nation without hearing what the people are really asking for.
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I hope I'll have the opportunity to debate how we reform and update our immigration system. I will relate my own story and that of the countless immigrants whose American Dream stories have helped build our country into the greatest nation in the world.
What you say and do in a crisis matters.
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I was born and raised in California and benefited from California's excellent public schools, from kindergarten through medical school.
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I believe in the American Dream, because I've lived it.
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As a doctor, I understand how actions can affect lives.