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Bipartisan Delegation Commemorates National Science Foundation on 75th Anniversary

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Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), and Haley Stevens (D-MI) today introduced a resolution commemorating the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) accomplishments in science, engineering, and education over the past 75 years. Since its creation in 1950, the NSF has supported cutting-edge science and engineering projects across the…

Republicans Advance Bill That Hikes Taxes For Working People And Cuts Taxes For Billionaires

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and as the Senior Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, voted against legislation offered by Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee that would cut taxes for the wealthy while doing little for regular people, and even raising taxes for many working Americans. Beyer said: “Democrats relentlessly…

Federal Judge Orders Release Of Dr. Badar Khan Suri From Detention

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement celebrating a ruling by Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordering the release of Beyer’s constituent, Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri, from detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): “This ruling is a taste of justice for Dr. Badar Khan Suri at last, hopefully the first of many. The…

Beyer Opening Remarks In Ways & Means Markup Of Republican Tax Cut For The Wealthy

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today delivered the following remarks [video here] during the opening stages of the House Ways and Means Committee’s markup of Republicans’ legislation to lower taxes for the wealthy while making the largest cut to Medicaid in history: Top-heavy tax cuts paid for by low-income benefit cuts. President Trump and the Republican majorities in Congress were…

Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration's Attacks On CDC Programs That Address America's Maternal Health Crisis

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Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) wrote to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F.…

Judge Giles Rejects Trump Administration Forum Shopping In Badar Khan Suri Case

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement welcoming a ruling by Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles rejecting the Trump Administration’s attempts to remove jurisdiction over the case of Beyer’s constituent, Dr. Badar Khan Suri, to Texas, where it whisked him after he was detained by masked ICE agents outside his home in Arlington, Virginia: “Dr. Badar Khan…

Salinas, Bacon, Beyer Launch Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus For The 119th Congress

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Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (D-OR) joined her fellow Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus – including Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Donald Beyer (D-VA) – at a press conference to officially launch the Caucus for the 119th Congress. The Members, standing side-by-side with representatives from leading mental health advocacy organizations, delivered remarks…

Beyer Urges ICE To Improve Treatment Of Detained Scholar Badar Khan Suri

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U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today pressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reevaluate its detention of his constituent, Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri. In a letter, Beyer urged ICE to consider Dr. Khan Suri’s eligibility for release and to reevaluate his custody classification. Dr. Khan Suri is a legally admitted visiting scholar with no…

ICYMI: Beyer Fights For Feds

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As Elon Musk and the Trump Administration expand their chaotic assault on the federal government and the workers and contractors who deliver its essential services to the American people, Northern Virginia Congressman Don Beyer continues to fight for civil servants who devote their careers to making this country stronger. On Thursday, Beyer announced the introduction of two bills to…

Beyer, House Democrats Introduce Legislation To Rehire Federal Workers, Protect Federal Workforce From Future Purges

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Rep. Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district with one of the largest concentrations of federal workers in the U.S. House, today led a group of House Democrats in announcing the introduction of legislation to rebuild the federal workforce and protect federal workers. The REHIRE Act would make it easier for federal employees wrongfully fired by the Trump…