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'This is not justice': Officers won't face charges in fatal shooting of VCU graduate Bijan Ghaisar BY TOM JACKMAN - 11/14/2019 The two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 will not be charged with any crimes in connection with the incident, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The decision came just days before the second anniversary of the… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer on Powell testimony and the millionaire surtax CNBC - 11/13/2019 Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) joins CNBC’s “The Exchange” team to discuss his questioning of Federal Reserve Jerome Powell and his thoughts on the testimony.   Watch the full interview here Read more »

Here are the 5 most important things Fed Chair Powell talked about on Capitol Hill BY JEFF COX - 11/13/2019 The politics of policy Powell also faced at least two occasions where members tried to pull him into commenting on political issues. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz tried several ways to get Powell to comment on the tax plans of Democratic presidential hopefuls. “I’m… Read more »

Over Half Of Religious Bias Crimes Target Jews, FBI Says In New Report BY ASHER STOCKLER - 11/12/2019 Almost 60 percent of hate crimes based on religious bias were motivated by anti-Semitism, the FBI reported on Tuesday as part of its annual Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. In 2018, the year covered by the FBI's most recent report, 57.8 percent of religious bias offenses… Read more »

Taxing The Top  BY BERNIE BECKER - 11/07/2019  A proposal Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and House Ways and Means member Don Beyer (D-Va.) are expected to unveil this morning would generate an estimated $635 billion in revenue over a decade, according to the Tax Policy Center, by tacking a 10 percentage-point surtax on all income exceeding… Read more »

Two Democrats come up with a new plan to tax income over $2 million BY YLAN MUI - 11/07/2019  Democrats are finding new ways to go after the wealthy. On Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia, both Democrats, released a plan for a new surtax on income over $2 million. “The millionaires surtax is a sensible plan to restore fairness… Read more »

Democrats unveil proposal for 'millionaires surtax' BY NAOMI JAGODA - 11/07/2019  Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday rolled out a proposal for a “millionaires surtax,” amid a growing interest from Democrats in increasing taxes on the wealthy. “This is a bill designed to address two major problems of public policy: the lack… Read more »

Congressional Democrats propose 'Millionaires Surtax' BY NIHAL KRISHAN - 11/07/2019 Congressional Democrats released a proposal on Thursday to generate an estimated $635 billion in federal revenue over a decade by levying a 10-percentage point tax on incomes above $2 million for married couples or above $1 million for individuals. The “Millionaires Surtax,” introduced… Read more »

Rep. Beyer to Hold Impeachment Town Hall in Alexandria ALX Now - 11/05/2019 Alexandria’s congressman is planning to talk impeachment at a town hall meeting later this month. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) announced today that he will be holding the event on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 7-8:30 p.m., at the T.C. Williams High School auditorium. “This month I will hold a town hall in Alexandria… Read more »

Rep. Beyer Hails Passage of Impeachment Resolution Falls Church News Press - 10/31/2019 U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, issued the following statement today after the House voted to pass H. Res. 660, which establishes procedures for open hearings as part of the impeachment investigation: “Today the House… Read more »