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Beyer Releases Joint Economic Committee Report Showing Trump Tariffs Will Cost American Families Thousands

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today released a new JEC report on the economic effects of President Trump’s latest tariffs. The report, titled “Trump’s Tariff Plans Will Drive Up Costs For The Average American Family Between $1,600 And $2,000 Per Year,” highlighted impacts and raised costs of the increased…

A Congressman Wanted To Understand AI. So He Went Back To A College Classroom To Learn

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Originally published on Associated Press. Don Beyer’s car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion energy. He reads books about geometry for fun. So when questions about regulating artificial intelligence emerged, the 73-year-old Beyer took what for him seemed like…

House Democrat Calls GOP Budget a ‘Blueprint for a Dystopian Hellscape’

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Originally published in: Common Dreams As Republicans on Wednesday set their sights on a key seat opening up in the U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber’s senior Democrat on the congressional Joint Economic Committee put out a blistering takedown of a top GOP budget proposal for the next fiscal year. Congressman Don Beyer…

Congressman Don Beyer Returns to School for AI Understanding for Improved Policy-Making

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Originally published in: wjla Congress is looking to regulate Artificial Intelligence. But before they enact legislation, they have to get up to speed. 7News On Your Side’s Lindsey Mastis covers AI and met with Congressman Don Beyer who going back to school to learn more about Artificial Intelligence. Beyer has a master's degree in machine learning. Mastis sat down with him after class…

Our Kid Reporter Talks With A Member of Congress

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Originally published in: Scholastic Kids Press United States Representative Don Beyer, a Democrat, serves Virginia’s 8th District, where I live. To learn more about Representative Beyer and his policies, I recently spoke with him at his Capitol Hill office in Washington, D.C.  Beyer was born in Italy, where his father was serving in the U.S. Army. The oldest of six children, he was…

PathForward Receives Federal Grant for Siebert House

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Originally published in: The Arlington Connection PathForward announced March 11 that it will receive $1,342,704 in Federal funding for purchase of Siebert House. Siebert House is an 8-unit apartment building located in the Westover area of Arlington which currently houses chronically homeless people.  Betsy Frantz, President and CEO of PathForward, explains every homeless person…

U.S. House Passes Budget with $5.9M for Arlington, Focused on Housing and Recreation

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Originally published in: ARL Now Federal funding is on track to bring more housing for many of the county’s most vulnerable residents as well as trail improvements and new playground equipment. The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Wednesday $5.9 million in funding for Arlington initiatives in its annual budget. A little more than half of that funding — $3.3 million —…

Affordable Housing, More Alexandria Projects Get State, Federal Funds

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Originally published in: Patch Affordable housing, crime prevention and electric bus infrastructure were among the City of Alexandria initiatives receiving state and federal funding this week. Federal funding comes from the appropriation package the U.S. House passed. The package is expected to pass the Senate as well. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Alexandria) requested federal funding for projects…

$2.5M In Federal Funding For 3 Arlington Projects Secured By Beyer

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Originally published in: Patch U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) has secured federal funding for 15 projects in the Eighth Congressional District, as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations legislation passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. “Affordable housing is a major need in Northern Virginia, and I am thrilled that I could help address this issue by securing federal…