{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://bera.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/bera-commends-confirmation-of-murthy-as-us-surgeon-general", "Bera commends confirmation of Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General", "2014-12-15", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Ami Bera", "B001287", "bera.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "After weeks of delay, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy to be the next U.S. Surgeon General. Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. offered the following comment:\n\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0thrilled the Senate has confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy as our next surgeon general. As a practicing physician and instructor at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a champion of innovation in medicine, and a leader in the medical community, Dr. Murthy is an excellent choice for this role and his appointment is historic for the Indian American community.\u00a0As a doctor myself, I also know that the American people will benefit from having a trusted physician leader to help them navigate the complex medical issues we face today.\u201d\nRep. Bera and several of his congressional colleagues sent a letter to the Senate leadership in both parties urging Dr. Murthy's confirmation. You may read that letter here.\nCongressman Ami Bera, M.D. represents Sacramento County. Born and raised in California, Bera is a physician and the only Indian American currently serving in Congress. He\u2019s fighting to rebuild an economy that works for middle class families and to reduce our country\u2019s debt in a responsible way. One of Bera\u2019s first acts in Congress was to help lead the effort to pass the No Budget No Pay Act, which says if members of Congress don\u2019t pass a budget, they don\u2019t get paid. As a leader of the No Labels' Problem Solvers, he\u2019s working with people from both parties to find bipartisan solutions to our nation\u2019s challenges. He and his wife Janine live in Elk Grove with their daughter Sydra. For more updates on Rep. Bera follow\u00a0@RepBera\u00a0on Twitter, like\u00a0Congressman Bera\u00a0on Facebook, or visit\u00a0https://www.bera.house.gov.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://bera.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/bera-commends-confirmation-of-murthy-as-us-surgeon-general"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5050619840621948, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}