Press Releases

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the Justice Department’s announcement that it would close the investigation into the November 17, 2017 killing of 25-year-old Northern Virginia accountant Bijan Ghaisar by U.S. Park Police without filing criminal charges: “This is not justice. “The Justice Department failed our community for two years by… Read more »

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced a new tax proposal to help close the gap between the wealthy and everyone else, and raise significant revenue to make new investments that will grow the economy and protect working families. Their “Millionaires Surtax” would apply an additional 10-percentage point tax to incomes above $2 million for… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer, author of the NO HATE Act, today issued the following statement on the FBI’s release of hate crime statistics for 2018:   “This report on hate crime statistics unfortunately underscores again the dire need for a stronger and more comprehensive national strategy to fight hate. The rise in bias crimes against large groups of Americans sadly reflects what we keep… Read more »

President Trump announced the United States will begin the withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Accord, leaving America as the only nation to abandon the global effort to combat climate change. New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Chair Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and NDC Climate Change Task Force Co-Chairs Don Beyer (VA-08), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Susan Wild… Read more »

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced that he will hold a town hall on the impeachment investigation on November 21 in the auditorium of Alexandria’s T.C. Williams High School. Beyer will be joined by a panel of legal and national security experts, who will be announced in days to come as they are confirmed, to answer questions from constituents. “This investigation is one… Read more »

Congressmen Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, are calling on the Trump Administration to remain in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. In a letter to President Trump, the Members wrote, “As members of the Safe Climate Caucus, we write to express the importance of the United States maintaining its commitment to the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) 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 voted to let the American people hear directly from witnesses who saw President Trump engage in some of the worst abuses of power in the history of this… Read more »

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) applauded the Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement yesterday of a pilot program for body-worn cameras by federally deputized task force officers.  Under the new pilot program, “federally deputized task force officers [will] use body-worn cameras while serving arrests warrants, or other planned… Read more »

U.S. Representative Don Beyer released the following statement today on the passing of former Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles: “Governor Jerry Baliles was a unique and exceptional governor, who translated his thoughtful reflection into powerful public policy. His is the landmark transportation investment and reformation of the 20th Century. The governor devoted enormous energy to the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Don Beyer released the following statement today after the House passed H. Res. 296 “Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide” with a near-unanimous bipartisan vote: “Recognizing the Armenian Genocide has always been the right thing to do, and it is now more important than ever. The House needed to take this important step as we witness the ugly… Read more »