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Bipartisan Delegation Reintroduces Bill To Expand Family And Medical Leave Act To Cover Loss Of A Child

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Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), Don Beyer (VA-08), and French Hill (AR-02), reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help families grieving the loss of a child take time off work. The “Parental Bereavement Act of 2021” or the “Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act” would add “death of a child” as a life event that would qualify for unpaid leave under…

Beyer Applauds Interior Department Actions Promoting Wildlife Corridors

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August 12, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the bipartisan, bicameral Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, today applauded the announcement by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland of new federal and state actions to promote wildlife corridors that will protect America’s biodiversity. Those actions, announced today by Secretary Haaland in Wyoming, include a…

Safe Climate Caucus Co-Chairs’ Statement on IPCC Report

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August 9, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA), co-chairs of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, today issued the following statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) newest report on the climate crisis: “Today’s report from the IPCC establishes unequivocally that climate change is rapidly intensifying and creating…

Senators Warren and King, Representative Beyer Announce Legislation To Prevent The Biggest And Most Profitable Corporations From Paying Nothing In Federal Taxes

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Tags: Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine), and United States Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) announced bicameral legislation to ensure America’s largest corporations pay their fair share and prevent them from paying nothing in federal taxes. The Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021 would create a fairer tax system and stronger…

JEC Chairman Beyer on Q2 GDP Growth

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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 second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5% on an annualized basis.  Visit the JEC’s Macroeconomic Dashboard to view the latest economic data.  …

Beyer Statement on passing of MPD Officers Kyle DeFreytag and Gunther Hashida

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August 3, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the Nation’s capital, today issued the following statement on the deaths of Metropolitan Police Department Officers DeFreytag and Hashida, both of whom reportedly died of suicide months after responding to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “I mourn the passing of Officers…

Beyer Welcomes New Biden Administration Recognition And Assistance For Americans With Long Covid

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July 30, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the bipartisan COVID-19 Long Haulers Act, this week welcomed new guidance from the Biden Administration to support the large community of Americans suffering from long COVID. “This guidance from the Biden Administration will help Americans dealing with long COVID, and also raise awareness of their condition,” said…

Beyer Statement On OLC Opinion

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Tags: Oversight

July 30, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement today after the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) published a new opinion “Ways and Means Committee’s Request for the Former President’s Tax Returns and Related Tax Information Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 6103(f )(1),” which stated that…

JEC Chairman Beyer on Q2 GDP Growth

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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 second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5% on an annualized basis.   Visit the JEC’s Macroeconomic Dashboard to view the latest economic…