Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported its initial estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.7% for 2021 and 6.9% for the fourth quarter.
Visit the JEC’s Macroeconomic Dashboard to view the latest economic… Read more »
Today, on NASA’s Day of Remembrance, we honor the NASA heroes who lost their lives while advancing our nation’s discovery and exploration of space.
“NASA’s annual Day of Remembrance is an important time of reflection," said… Read more »
Washington (January 26, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-03) and Donald S. Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today led 51 of their colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden urging the United States to take bold steps to reduce its reliance on nuclear weapons,… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—On Thursday, the Joint Economic Committee, led by Congressman
Don Beyer (D-VA), released a new
report examining the
economy- and society-wide benefits of closing the Medicaid coverage gap. In 11 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the
Affordable Care Act, 2.2 million workers
who earn above their state’s Medicaid eligibility threshold but below the
poverty… Read more »
Pressley, Beyer Urge CDC to Collect, Publish Demographic Data on Prevalence of Long COVID
Disaggregated Data Will Inform Congressional Action to Support Those with Long COVID
Text of the Letter (PDF)
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging it to… Read more »
January 25, 2022 (Washington, DC) – Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), co-chairs of Congress’ Egypt Human Rights Caucus, issued the following statement today on the pending deadline for the Egyptian government’s compliance with human rights conditions laid out by President Biden :
“We welcome the recent release of several high-profile Egyptian political prisoners, but note… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully reached its final destination at the second Lagrange point (L2). Over the next five months of commissioning, JWST will align its optics and calibrate its scientific instruments before the telescope begins collecting data. The main goals of Webb’s mission include searching for the first galaxies formed in the… Read more »
January 21, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the largest number of federal employees of any member of the U.S. House of Representatives, today welcomed guidance issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to achieve President Biden’s directive to establish a $15 minimum wage for federal employees. The OPM memo issued today instructs agencies: “pay… Read more »
January 15, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today as Virginia Governor Ralph Northam prepares to leave office at the end of his four-year term:
“Ralph Northam’s name will go down in the history of our Commonwealth as one of the most impactful Governors ever. His accomplishments are extraordinary, and most importantly the things he did will… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced new nominations to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
“I applaud President Biden’s nominations for the Federal Reserve Board and encourage their swift confirmation. The depth of experience and diversity of… Read more »
