Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district in the Washington, D.C. suburbs in the U.S. House, today issued the following statement after the announcement of mass layoffs at the Washington Post, which reportedly included the elimination of substantial portions of the newspaper’s desks covering local and regional news, international news, sports, and the arts, eliminat... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees (NURSE) Visa Act to address the nationwide nursing shortage by making visas available to foreign nurses working in areas where the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has determined there is a nursing workforce shortage. “Across the country, healthcare facilities are facing staffing ... Read More »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Don Beyer (VA-08), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07) introduced legislation to pay all federal employees, as well as service members and federal contractors, during any shutdowns in FY2026. With Republicans continuing to threaten shutdowns and use fed... Read More »
On Friday, January 30, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led her Virginia House Democratic colleagues, Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyon... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today urged the Senate to subject President Trump’s Fed Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, to “hard questions about independence and monetary policy.” Beyer said: “Trump chose Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair because his father-in-law is a billionaire donor, the brains b... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia district that includes National Airport (DCA), and Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins today announced plans for a memorial bench and plaques bearing the names of the 67 individuals who lost their lives on board American Airlines Flight 5342 and the PAT 25 U.S. Army helicopter in the tragic collision at DCA on January 29, 2025. The memo... Read More »
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08) introduced the Cost of Police Misconduct Act, legislation to increase transparency and accountability about the costs of law enforcement misconduct. This bill would require federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to report judgments and settlements related to police misconduct, including court fees and insu... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today released a video statement with his response to the Trump Administration’s federal occupation of Minneapolis, which culminated in the recent murder of 37-year-old mother Renee Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. Beyer called for the removal of ICE, CBP, an... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on his votes in the U.S. House against both pieces of the FY26 appropriations “minibus,” including the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act: “The Department of Homeland Security under Donald Trump and Kristi Noem is a lawless, corrupt organization that is bringing violence and ma... Read More »
Today, one year since President Trump began his term, the Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report finding that during his first year in office, families spent $1,625 more on average due to inflation. During his campaign, Trump repeatedly pledged that his administration would “end inflation,” and falsely claimed just recently that “inflation is stopped” and “prices are down.” Howe... Read More »
Today, 86 Congressional Democrats demanded the Trump administration withdraw four proposed rules that would blow massive holes in the Endangered Species Act — the law that has saved 99 percent of listed species from extinction. In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), ESA Caucus Co-Chai... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), and Brad Schneider (D-IL), all of whom serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means, yesterday wrote to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting clarity on IRS guidance for the “no tax on tips” provision of H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” tax legislation enacted last year by Republi... Read More »
Co-Chairs of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-OR) today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration terminated more than 2,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants – nearly $2 billion in funding for organizations providing critical services across the country: “The Trump Ad... Read More »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district with one of the largest concentrations of federal workers and contractors in the U.S. House, today announced his opposition to H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. Beyer led congressional opposition to the T... Read More »
Rep. Don Beyer will award Nancy Eslick, who most recently served as Senior Deputy Assistant to the Administrator of the Resilience, Environment & Food Security (REFS) Bureau at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award at his Annual Women's Conference: The Ripple Effects of Resilience on Thursday, January 15 at George M... Read More »
