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Congressman Don Beyer, National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Medicare Storyteller Join Protect Our Care Virginia to Discuss Biden Administration's Efforts to Lower Rx Drug Costs Ahead of Upcoming Medicare Drug Negotiations

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Don Beyer, National Domestic Workers Alliance Virginia State Director Yanet Limon-Amado, and Medicare storyteller Irv Varkonyi joined Protect Our Care Virginia to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s…

Beyer Leads Opposition To Satellite Telecommunications Streamlining Act Over Space Situational Awareness Concerns

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), former Chair of the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and longtime proponent of clarifying agency roles in space situational awareness and orbital debris, today led opposition on the House floor to the Satellite Telecommunications Streamlining Act. This legislation, previously advanced by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce,…

Bipartisan Delegation Reintroduces 988 Implementation Act

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Today, Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) reintroduced the 988 Implementation Act with Congressmembers Don Beyer (VA-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE),  Doris Matsui (CA-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Grace Napolitano (CA-31), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08). This comprehensive legislation will provide federal resources for states to implement their…

Virginia Delegation & Local Leaders Outline Why Springfield Remains Best Location For New FBI HQ

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Members of Virginia’s congressional delegation, Governor Glenn Youngkin, and local leaders are making the case that Springfield remains the best location for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) new headquarters. Even with the General Services Administration’s (GSA) recent announcement of adjusted selection criteria, the lawmakers and local leaders expressed confidence that…

Beyer Statement On Newly-Announced AI Commitments

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Rep. Don Beyer, vice-chair of the bipartisan Congressional AI Caucus and a member of Speaker McCarthy’s bipartisan working group on artificial intelligence, issued the following statement today after the White House announced new voluntary commitments to adopt safety standards in AI development from seven leading tech firms: “Today’s announcement by President Biden of an agreement to…

Beyer Statement On Defeat Of DCA Perimeter Slots Amendment

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district that includes DCA, issued the following statement tonight after the defeat of an amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill which would have added new beyond-perimeter flights to DCA: “The defeat of this amendment is a win for our region, for my constituents, and for all passengers who value safe and efficient operations…

Beyer Works To Reduce Airplane Noise In FAA Reauthorization

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Rep. Don Beyer today offered an amendment to legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that would eliminate early transition turns to the west over Alexandria City, combine waypoints to be centered over the Potomac River before crossing the Wilson Bridge, and move a waypoint to avoid crossing land near Fort Washington – all to decrease the impact of noise on the…

Wexton, Beyer, Connolly Condemn House Republicans for Defunding New FBI Headquarters

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U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton, Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly (all D-VA) issued the following statement on extreme Republicans on the Appropriations Committee voting to advance legislation that strips funding for a new FBI headquarters building, a top priority for the Bureau to maintain efficient operations and readiness.  “The Virginia delegation has repeatedly opposed and…

McClellan, Beyer, Connolly, Scott, & Wexton Submit Amicus Brief to Support Legal Challenge to Mountain Valley Pipeline

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Today, Reps. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) submitted an amicus brief in support of the Southern Environmental Law Center and The Wilderness Society’s lawsuit to prevent the automatic approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.  The Wilderness Society v. United…

Khanna And Beyer Reintroduce SCOTUS Term Limits Bill Following The Court Blocking Student Debt Relief

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Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced The Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act following the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Biden Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan.  Since 1980, the cost of college has tripled while federal aid and wages have not kept up. Student debt borrowers today collectively owe more…