Last month, the Republican Study Committee, which counts 80 percent of House Republicans as members, rolled out a new FY25 budget which contained wide-reaching proposals to transform American society. The document was timed to contrast with President Biden’s budget, endorsing legislation offered by many individual members of the House Republican conference which, taken together, presented… Read more »
As the House continues to struggle with chaos and dysfunction, Rep. Don Beyer has continued seeking progress and delivering results for his Northern Virginia constituents. A few nice things worth highlighting recently:
ARLnow: “U.S. House Passes Budget With $5.9M For Arlington, Focused On Housing And Recreation”
Falls Church News Press: “Beyer Secures Funding For Northern Virginia… Read more »
Last week the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – the House GOP’s conference’s largest ideological conference, with 80 percent of House Republicans currently listed as members – issued a new budget for FY25 and beyond that called, among other things, for major changes and/or cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. The full document, as outlined below,… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) led a bicameral delegation with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) in introducing the 401Kids Savings Act. The new bill would create children’s savings accounts (CSAs) for every single… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, today voted for bipartisan legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which the House of Representatives pass on an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 357-70.
Beyer spoke during floor debate in… Read more »
This morning’s shockingly excellent Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) advance estimate of GDP for the fourth quarter and year 2023 showed better-than-expected economic growth and two consecutive quarters of Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation data at the Fed’s two percent target.
This is just the latest in a string of terrific news showing strong growth in the American… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, today voted for bipartisan legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which the Ways and Means Committee advanced on a vote of 40-3.
Beyer said:
“The bill we passed today includes an expansion… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, today highlighted a raft of strongly positive economic indicators showing solid, sustained growth heading into the end of 2023.
Twelve headlines show the breadth of America’s economic strength heading into 2024:
Wall Street Journal: Prices Fell in November for the First Time Since 2020. Inflation Is… Read more »
Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Don Beyer (VA-8) today reintroduced the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act with 60 of their Congressional colleagues. The measure would prevent the wealthiest Americans from escaping federal income taxes or paying lower tax rates than ordinary Americans. President Biden proposed it in this year’s budget and called for Congress to act in this year’s State… Read more »
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and U.S. Representative Don Beyer, D-Va., today introduced legislation to update and expand unemployment insurance so that the program better meets the needs of the modern workforce and is ready to respond should America face a future recession.
“The past few years have clearly shown that our… Read more »
