Oppose congressional pay raises until unemployment falls below 5 percent in Sacramento County.

Ami Bera · California · Democratic

spending impact 0.55 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

He pledged to: Oppose Congressional pay raises until unemployment is below 5 percent in Sacramento County.

Bera promised to block congressional pay raises until local unemployment improved to a stated threshold.

BERA CAMPAIGN RELEASES FIRST AD HIGHLIGHTING PROMISE DR. BERA HAS KEPT TO PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS - Rep. Ami Bera Campaign Press Release | LegiStorm
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not to take pay raises

Bera committed not to take congressional pay raises.

Transcript Of Debate Between Ami Bera And Doug Ose, Candidates For U.S. Congress District 7 - capradio.org
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Evidence

In 2012, Congressman Bera made the following pledge that he has stood by. He pledged to: Sponsor the No Budget, No Pay, a law that says if Congress doesn't do its job and pass a responsible budget, members don't get paid. Oppose Congressional pay raises until unemployment is below 5 percent in Sacramento County. Refuse a Congressional pension until Medicare and Social Security are secure for all Americans.

Campaign material states the exact promise at issue and presents it as a pledge Bera said he had kept by 2014.

partial same_term A for effort

BERA CAMPAIGN RELEASES FIRST AD HIGHLIGHTING PROMISE DR. BERA HAS KEPT TO PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS - Rep. Ami Bera Campaign Press Release | LegiStorm
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Congress should be a place for service, not for politicians who only look out to protect their own careers, pay, and perks. That's why the first bill I helped introduce and pass was No Budget, No Pay because if Members of Congress don't do their jobs and pass a budget on time, they shouldn't get paid. I've repeatedly voted against congressional pay raises and am fighting perks like letting Members of Congress fly on first class while having taxpayers pick up the bill.

Bera's official House issues page says he repeatedly voted against congressional pay raises, showing continued opposition in office.

partial same_term A for effort

Making Government Work | U.S. Representative Ami Bera
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The Sacramento Area Economic Summary updated August 28, 2025 shows unemployment rates for the nation and selected areas, including Sacramento County, CA, at 5.2 for fourth quarter 2024.

Official BLS county summary shows Sacramento County remained above the 5 percent threshold in late 2024, so the pledge condition had not yet been met in the latest available federal local-area data.

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Sacramento Area Economic Summary
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Bera made the pledge in the 2012 federal House campaign and, while serving in the House, publicly claimed he repeatedly voted against congressional pay raises. That is meaningful same-term effort toward the promised conduct. However, the record provided does not establish full delivery of the promise across the entire condition period, and later BLS evidence indicates Sacramento County unemployment was still above 5 percent in late 2024, meaning the threshold condition had not clearly ended. Because the promise was an ongoing opposition pledge rather than a discrete enacted policy, and the evidence mainly shows repeated opposition rather than complete proof of compliance for the full period, partial credit is more defensible than full delivery.

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