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Beyer: Trump Is “Liberating The American People From Their Savings”

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) yesterday spoke during a press conference on Trump’s upcoming tariff announcement, held by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee after House Republicans abruptly cancelled votes for the week and fled town. The press conference featured U.S. Representatives Linda Sanchez, Don Beyer, Suzan DelBene, and Jimmy Panetta; Sanchez is the Ranking…

New Dems Rebuke Largest Tax Increase in History on American Consumers and Businesses

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Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer (VA-08) issued a statement following President Trump’s announcement of 25 percent taxes on all automobile imports and between 10 and 50 percent taxes on virtually every good imported from every U.S. trading partner: “President Trump’s latest announcement of a…

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reclaim Congressional Trade Powers

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United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Suzan DelBene, Don Beyer, Brad Schneider, and Terri Sewell introduced the Reclaim Trade Powers Act, which would modernize outdated trade authorities and ensure that Congress, not the Administration, has the final say when it comes to imposing broad tariffs.  This legislation was introduced ahead of President Donald…

Reps. Obernolte, Beyer introduce bipartisan CREATE AI Act to expand access to artificial intelligence research tools

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Representatives Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced H.R. 2385, the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025, or the CREATE AI Act, legislation that would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) to remove barriers to the essential tools and infrastructure that…

Beyer Statement On U.S. Institute Of Peace

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement after the reported mass firings of workers at the United States Institute of Peace, the reported illegal “appointment” of a 28-year-old Elon Musk lackey to replace its president, and the reported “transfer” of its headquarters to the General Services Administration (GSA):  “The United States Institute of Peace is a…

Congressional Democrats Demand Explanation for “Disturbing Arrest and Detention” of Tufts University Student

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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) led over 30 lawmakers in writing to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Acting Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons, demanding information about the arrest and detention of Tufts University student…

Virginia House Delegation Calls for Withdrawal of T. March Bell Nomination as HHS IG Citing History of Mishandling Taxpayer Funds

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) today called on President Trump to immediately rescind T. March Bell’s nomination to serve as Inspector General (IG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Representatives pointed to Bell’s…

Beyer: RFK Jr. Making “Dangerous Purge” Of Health Workers While “Bringing In A Team Of Kooks, Loons, And Weirdos”

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the mass firing of 10,000 federal workers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “Amid major health challenges, including outbreaks of bird flu and measles Trump and RFK Jr. are undertaking an extreme and dangerous purge of health and medical expertise from the Department of Health and Human…

Ways & Means Dems Seek To Rein In Trump’s Unilateral Tariff Authorities

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Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, along with fellow committee members Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), today introduced the Repealing Outdated and Unilateral Tariff Authorities Act which would repeal Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, an outdated and dangerous tool…

Amid Trump Attempts to Play Politics with Federal Agencies, Van Hollen, Subramanyam Introduce Legislation to Require They First Provide Taxpayers Answers on Relocation Costs

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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) held a press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Conducting Oversight to Secure Transparency (COST) of Relocations Act, legislation to require any federal agency preparing to relocate a significant portion of their workforce to conduct and release to the public a comprehensive…