Articles

Fairfax News |  Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today became the first Virginia Congressional representative to call for the impeachment of President Trump. “The time has come for the House of Representatives to open an impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Trump,” Beyer said in a statement. “President Trump has shown utter contempt for the Constitution from the moment he took… Read more »

Washington Post |  Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) Tuesday evening became the first member of the Virginia congressional delegation to call for impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The liberal three-term congressman is one of more than two dozen Democrats who have spoken up to support an impeachment “inquiry” in recent days. After Rep. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Md.), Beyer is the… Read more »

ARL Now |  Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) has become the first member of Virginia’s Congressional delegation to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Beyer made the announcement Tuesday. It is the first time he has publicly called for an impeachment inquiry. Click here to read the full article Read more »

Covering the Corridor |  It’s less than a week until all six Metro stations south of Reagan National Airport close for the summer, and Rep. Don Beyer and other local members of Congress want OPM to clarify teleworking rules for federal workers. So far OPM has not issued a guidance on telework during the shutdown, which begins Saturday and runs until September 8. Shuttle buses will… Read more »

ARL Now |  Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and other Northern Virginia representatives have written a letter to the director of the Office of Personnel Management, calling for federal employees to be given expanded telework options during the May 25-Sept. 8 “Summer Shutdown” of Metro stations in Alexandria. Read more »

Fairfax News |  Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced legislation to remedy a change in tax code which drastically increased tax burdens on the child survivors of first responders. The tax increase, caused by the 2017 GOP tax bill, was brought to Beyer’s attention by a constituent whose family members, the children of a deceased firefighter, had been hit with such a tax… Read more »

WAMU 88.5 |  Transportation planning procrastinators: This is for you. You’ve heard of the Blue and Yellow Line closures this summer, but you’ll get to it tomorrow. You still have time, right? Well, it’s that time. Six Blue and Yellow Line stations in Virginia close this Saturday for the entire summer. They’ll re-open Sept. 9, but may still need occasional weekend… Read more »

Falls Church News Press |  U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, a bill enshrining nationwide civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans:  “This historic vote is the first time a chamber of Congress has… Read more »

Virginia Mercury |  U.S. House lawmakers on Friday voted to approve sweeping legislation aimed at barring discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in spite of broad opposition from House Republicans. In a major step for LGBTQ rights advocates, the House approved the bill, dubbed the Equality Act, by a vote of 236-173, including eight Republican… Read more »

Fairfax Connections |  Thousands of furloughed government employees suffered during the shutdown. Many were forced to seek public and and/or private assistance to meet basic needs and financial obligations. But during their ordeals, those government employees knew that when they returned to work they would eventually receive back pay. The same is not true for the businesses and… Read more »