Press Releases
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Safe Climate Caucus Co-Chairs’ Statement and Resolution on the Four-Year Anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement
Reps. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA), co-chairs of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, today issued the following statement on their introduction of a resolution celebrating the fourth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Climate Ag...
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House Passes Meaningful Legislation To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today hailed the passage of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. The historic legislation would lower the costs of key medicines and medical treatments by t...
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Beyer Will Vote Yes On Both Articles Of Impeachment
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement regarding articles of impeachment against President Donald John Trump: “For nearly three months, I have listened to accounts of the President’s abuses of power. I read testimony, watched hear...
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Beyer Statement On Announced USMCA Agreement
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today issued the following statement upon the announcement that negotiators had reached an agreement in principle on the substance of the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trad...
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Beyer Statement On Articles Of Impeachment
Rep. Don Beyer today released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress: “I encourage all Americans to read the articles of im...
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Beyer Statement On NDAA Paid Parental Leave Provision
Rep. Don Beyer today hailed a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act conference report which would guarantee twelve weeks of paid parental leave for all federal employees: “This paid parental leave provision is one of the biggest victori...
Recent News
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POLITICO: GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert publicly identifies person purported to be whistleblower
GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert publicly identifies person purported to be whistleblower BY KYLE CHENEY and JOHN BRESNAHAN - 12/11/2019 Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Wednesday night publicly named a person that some Republicans and allies of President Donal...
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Roll Call: Study shows growing ocean damage as protection bills languish
Study shows growing ocean damage as protection bills languish BY ELVINA NAWAGUNA - 12/11/2019 As lawmakers push legislation to protect the nation’s coastal waters, scientists are placing much of the blame for degrading ocean conditions on emissions f...
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Federal News Network: Federal employees could be ‘very close’ to long-awaited paid parental leave win
Federal employees could be ‘very close’ to long-awaited paid parental leave win BY NICOLE OGRYSKO - 12/9/2019 Federal employees may be close to a new benefit that some lawmakers and employee groups have been fighting for nearly a decade. Congress and...
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Washington Post: Democrats leveraged Trump’s fixation on Space Force to pursue parental-leave victory for federal workers
Democrats leveraged Trump’s fixation on Space Force to pursue parental-leave victory for federal workers BY JEFF STEIN, LISA REIN AND JOSH DAWSEY - 12/8/2019 When Congress took up a must-pass defense bill earlier this year, President Trump saw it as ...