Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today delivered remarks on behalf of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during debate on the CARES Act. Beyer highlighted important science funding for medical research in the legislation, which is the third emergency relief bill passed by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyer’s remarks (as prepared): “Mister Speaker, as a Member of the Science, ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement on the third stimulus package passed by Congress to address the public health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. The package totaled $2 trillion. “The only way we will get the economy going again is by first containing the spread of the coronavirus. This bipartisan ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), the Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Department of Labor reported that first-time unemployment claims for the week ending March 21 reached a record 3,283,000. The release is the first real look at how the coronavirus has impacted businesses and the workers they employ. “These numbers are ... Read more »

Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to House Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, outlining a robust proposal to provide Americans with direct cash support, following the economic impact of COVID-19. “American workers have been forced out of work by the COVID-19 outbreak and will now face unique financial challenges," Rep. Dean said. "This financial a... Read more »

Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) posted a video statement today urging people to “stay home.” His request came as cases of COVID-19 continued to grow at an alarming rate in the United States. He referred to lessons from the experiences of other countries where social isolation proved the most effective method for flattening the growth curve of coronavirus cases. “The more aggressively we treat this pa... Read more »

Today, Congressman Don S. Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to express concern over a lack of national COVID-19 related guidance for the federal court system. “I am deeply concerned to hear that our federal court system is not taking sufficient proactive measures while we face this national pandemic. While our justice system is integral to the bed... Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Beyer sent a letter to CDC Director Redfield and FDA Commissioner Hahn requesting daily, updated information on testing capacity for each State, the District, and the Territories. “It is important for public health officials and policy makers to have a full understanding of testing capacity in order to appropriately plan,” the Congressman wrote. “More importantly, for the Un... Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) issued a letter urging the Honorable Dale Cabaniss, Director, Office of Personnel Management to implement remote teleworking for all telework-capable federal employees as the country takes steps to mitigate the COVID-19 global pandemic and to protect our federal workers and their families. “I write today to encourage you to implement remote teleworking for all ... Read more »

Today, the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), led by NDC Chair Derek Kilmer, NDC Vice Chair Scott Peters, and NDC Climate Change Task Force Co-Chairs Don Beyer, Sean Casten, Elaine Luria, and Susan Wild, endorsed an additional slate of bills. This package of bills presents forward-looking, politically durable solutions. With these endorsements, the NDC continues its leadership on climate change with a ... Read more »

Today, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, as well as Representatives Connolly, Scott, Wittman, Griffith, Beyer, McEachin, Cline, Riggleman, Wexton, Luria and Spanberger sent a letter to Secretary Chao in support of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s (DRPT) application for an Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant for the Long Bridge Project. “Long Bridge, the... Read more »