Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district in the U.S. House and serves as co-chair of the Safe Climate Caucus, strongly objected today to Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s announcement that he would withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
“Withdrawing from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would mean Glenn Youngkin’s… Read more »
December 7, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, today hailed the National Park Service (NPS) announcement that it would award a major contract in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration to restore the northern section of the historic George Washington Parkway.
The $161 million contract is the… Read more »
Washington,
DC—Today,
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic
Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased
by 210,000 in November and the unemployment rate declined
to 4.2%, a new pandemic-era low. The unemployment rate… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s nominations to the Federal Reserve:
“Over the last 20 months, the United States has weathered a global pandemic that triggered the worst recession since the Great Depression, causing widespread economic hardship and… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the House passed the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376).
“Today’s passage of the Build Back Better Act in the House is a landmark moment for this country. These fully paid-for investments will deliver economy-wide gains for decades to… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – On Monday, the U.S. Department of State confirmed that the Russian Ministry of Defense had performed an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test, which created a dangerous field of space debris, threatening the International Space Station… Read more »
November 18, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as Chair of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, spoke this afternoon during House Floor debate on the Build Back Better Act.
His remarks as delivered follow below [video with subtitles here]:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to support the Build… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today led 36 congressional Democrats urging the Biden Administration to require proof of vaccination or a recent negative test for airline passengers. Their letter, addressed to President Biden, was sent ahead of the uptick in airline travel expected for the holiday season.
They wrote:
“As the nation… Read more »
November 9, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) traveled yesterday to Glasgow, Scotland, as part of a Congressional delegation to the COP26 United Nations Conference on Climate Change led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. While at the conference the Representatives will participate in bilateral meetings and panel discussions on the climate crisis, and engage with global leaders… Read more »
On the evening of November 5 the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.
Passage of this historic legislation containing the largest physical infrastructure investment in decades is a major win for the country, and will create large numbers of jobs and deliver significant improvements for communities… Read more »
