Rep. Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district with one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the country, issued the following statement today after a federal judge paused the Elon Musk-authored offer of “deferred resignation” to all federal workers:
“The offer of so-called ‘deferred resignation’ is deceptive and legally dubious. One of the… Read more »
Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) — joined by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Don Beyer (VA-8), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), and a total of more than 100 co-sponsors in the House — today introduced the Scientific Integrity Act, bipartisan legislation that sets clear, enforceable standards for federal agencies and federally-funded research to keep public science… Read more »
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) reintroduced the landmark, bicameral bill, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, during the 119th Congress. This pivotal legislation would codify commonsense protections for immigrant communities at sensitive locations amid the onslaught of attacks on immigrants, including vulnerable immigrant families. The… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district with one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the country, issued the following statement today on the reported resignation of racist “DOGE” employee Marko Elez, who had previously been granted access to U.S. Treasury payment systems:
“This is a scandal.
“Elon Musk gave a self-described ‘racist’… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced the Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act to establish 18-year term limits on any Supreme Court Justices approved after the bill is signed into law.
Current justices would be exempt from the term limits. Going forward, the bill would then create a regular appointment process to… Read more »
Today, Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) led 90 of his colleagues in decrying attacks on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that are endangering vitally important medical research, including clinical trials and research for cancer and Alzheimer’s. In a letter to Acting Director of the NIH Matthew Memoli, the members argue that the multitude of Trump directives is creating uncertainty… Read more »
Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Don Beyer (VA-08), Jerry Nadler (NY-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), André Carson (IN-07), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Sen. Chris Coons (DE) reintroduced the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act, which would prevent future bans by the Trump administration on people of Islamic faith, or any other religious group,… Read more »
The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released a letter that highlights the real stories Americans have been sharing as a result of the… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) today wrote Acting Secretary for the Department of Agriculture Gary Washington and Acting Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Susan Coller Monarez urging an immediate resumption of… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Don Beyer (VA-08) released the following statement after President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on some of our largest trading partners.
“President Trump just started a trade war that will raise prices on American families and invite retaliation against American businesses, workers, and farmers. This is a tax on everyday goods that will… Read more »
