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Beyer Hails DOD Report On Reducing Helicopter Noise In National Capital Region, Urges Swift Implementation Of Recommendations

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July 23, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer today released a new report from the Department of Defense (DOD), Review and Assessment of Mitigation of Military Helicopter Noise. The report, which was completed as a result of Beyer’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY 2021, included recommendations long sought by Beyer and other regional lawmakers to mitigate…

Bicameral Delegation Urges President Biden to Reduce Military Role of U.S Nuclear Weapons in Upcoming Nuclear Posture Review

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Tags: Defense

July 22, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-OR), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, led 17 of their colleagues in calling on President Joseph R. Biden to actively guide the formation of the Department of Defense-led Nuclear Posture…

Egypt Human Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Call For Release Of Women And Girls Imprisoned Over “TikTok Cases”

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Tags: Equality

July 19, 2021 (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 imprisonment of Egyptian women and girls for posting on TikTok: “We urge the Egyptian government to release the eight young women and girls arrested in what have become known as the ‘TikTok cases.’ After being…

Chairman Beyer Statement on First Payment of Expanded Child Tax Credit

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Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement in response to today’s first monthly payment of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC): “The expansion of the Child Tax Credit, included in the American Rescue Plan Congress passed last spring, is the biggest investment in children and families in a generation…

Beyer Urges Interior Department To Reconsider Appointment Of Former U.S. Park Police Chief To Lead Agency Task Force Charged With Reviewing DOI Law Enforcement Policies

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Tags: Oversight

Jul 13, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the reported appointment of Robert MacLean, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Director of the Office of Law Enforcement and Security and former Chief of U.S. Park Police, to lead a newly created DOI task force charged with reviewing the Department’s law enforcement policies: “Robert…

Beyer Statement On Latest Egyptian Attempts To Jail His Constituent, Human Rights Defender Mohamed Soltan

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Beyer Statement On Latest Egyptian Attempts To Jail His Constituent, Human Rights Defender Mohamed Soltan July 12, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), co-chair of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement today on reports regarding Abbas Kamel, head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Services. According to…

Chairman Beyer Applauds Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy: “A major step in the right direction”

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Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy: “Over the last 30 years, the United States has experienced a rise and concentration of corporate market power that has…

Chairman Beyer Statement on June Jobs Report

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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 Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 850,000 in June and the unemployment rate remained statistically unchanged at 5.9 percent. The number…

House Passes Broad Infrastructure Legislation; Bill Includes Beyer Community Funding Requests, Wildlife Conservation Legislation, Suicide Prevention Amendment

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The House today passed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation [INVEST] in America Act, ambitious surface transportation legislation that would pave the way to rebuilding America’s infrastructure. The bill contained top priorities for Northern Virginia and legislative measures sponsored by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), including: All of Beyer’s…

Beyer Statement On House Passage Of January 6 Select Committee Resolution

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represented fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and fallen Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, and represents Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, today issued the following statement on the House’s adoption of a resolution creating a Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: “Today every…