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Virginia Democrats Urge Extension of ACA Open Enrollment Period in Virginia As Republican Inaction Raises Risk Of Higher Health Care Costs

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Virginia’s Democratic Representatives in the U.S. House, Don Beyer (VA-08), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) today urged the Director of Virginia Health Benefit Exchange to extend Virginia’s Open Enrollment period through May 1, 2026. With the expiration of enhanced advance premium tax credits…

“I Don’t Want To Hear About The Affordability”

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Tags: Economy

Last night, amid a dishonest rant misleading his audience about the cost of a shrunken promotional Thanksgiving meal basket at Wal-Mart, President Trump angrily complained: “I don’t want to hear about the affordability.” The morning after Trump’s diatribe, new economic data showed that consumer sentiment in the United States has fallen to one of the lowest levels ever recorded. The drop…

Trump Quietly Makes It Harder And More Expensive For Americans To File Tax Returns

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Tags: Economy

Amid President Trump’s ongoing temper tantrum over affordability, his Administration also quietly made it more inconvenient and expensive for the American people to file their tax returns. On Tuesday night, as much of the political world turned its attention to results from Election Day, the Treasury Department officially ended the IRS Direct File program, which many Americans used to…

Van Hollen, Beyer, Colleagues Urge Power Grid Operator PJM to Prioritize Consumers’ Access to Reliable, Affordable Electricity Over Large Corporate Interests

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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) were joined by 10 of their colleagues in urging PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), the grid operator responsible for coordinating electricity transmission in the region, to take steps to protect the reliable supply of electricity and prevent skyrocketing costs for consumers amid rapid growth in data center…

Walkinshaw, Warner, Beyer, and Subramanyam Demand DHS Reinstate ICE Oversight Staff Furloughed During Republican Shutdown

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Following their September oversight visit of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Chantilly, Virginia, Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Representative Don S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), and Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to…

Beyer Statement On Historic Virginia Elections

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the results of yesterday’s general elections in Virginia: “It is hard to overstate the magnitude of Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s victory yesterday. She won by the largest margin of any Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Virginia since the parties realigned during integration, with broad support that overcame…

Beyer, Lawler, and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Soil Health and Sustainability on Farms

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) today introduced the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act, bipartisan legislation to improve soil health on farms and support sustainable alternatives to annual agriculture. The legislation would ensure United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) conservation programs are better able to support…

Beyer Works To Support Feds During Shutdown

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/us/politics/federal-workers-shutdown-pay.html

Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) has been working hard to support federal workers, contractors, and constituents affected by the ongoing government shutdown. These headlines tell the story: ALXnow: Beyer Shares Resources For Federal Workers Affected By Government Shutdown WUSA9: Virginia Congressman Proposes Bill To Help Furloughed Employees Government Executive: House Dems Urge Utilities…

Group of Lawmakers Investigate Impact of Data Centers on Energy Costs

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As new data centers are being built across the U.S. to support the expansion of AI, a group of 20 federal lawmakers led by Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, are raising concerns about how increasing demands on the electrical grid could impact household energy bills. In letters to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Edison Electric…

House Democrats Urge USDA To Take Immediate Action To Fund SNAP

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Today, Rep. Don Beyer joined Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), and 212 House Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, to urge the agency to use contingency reserve dollars to fund the…