Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), the Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Department of Labor reported that first-time unemployment claims for the week ending March 21 reached a record 3,283,000. The release is the first real look at how the coronavirus has impacted businesses and the workers they employ.
“These… Read more »
Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to House Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, outlining a robust proposal to provide Americans with direct cash support, following the economic impact of COVID-19.
“American workers have been forced out of work by the COVID-19 outbreak and will now face unique financial challenges," Rep. Dean… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) posted a video statement today urging people to “stay home.”
His request came as cases of COVID-19 continued to grow at an alarming rate in the United States. He referred to lessons from the experiences of other countries where social isolation proved the most effective method for flattening the growth curve of coronavirus cases.
“The more aggressively we… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don S. Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to express concern over a lack of national COVID-19 related guidance for the federal court system.
“I am deeply concerned to hear that our federal court system is not taking sufficient proactive measures while we face this national pandemic. While our justice system is integral… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer sent a letter to CDC Director Redfield and FDA Commissioner Hahn requesting daily, updated information on testing capacity for each State, the District, and the Territories.
“It is important for public health officials and policy makers to have a full understanding of testing capacity in order to appropriately plan,” the Congressman… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) issued a letter urging the Honorable Dale Cabaniss, Director, Office of Personnel Management to implement remote teleworking for all telework-capable federal employees as the country takes steps to mitigate the COVID-19 global pandemic and to protect our federal workers and their families.
“I write today to encourage you to implement remote… Read more »
Today, the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), led by NDC Chair Derek Kilmer, NDC Vice Chair Scott Peters, and NDC Climate Change Task Force Co-Chairs Don Beyer, Sean Casten, Elaine Luria, and Susan Wild, endorsed an additional slate of bills. This package of bills presents forward-looking, politically durable solutions. With these endorsements, the NDC continues its leadership on climate… Read more »
Today, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, as well as Representatives Connolly, Scott, Wittman, Griffith, Beyer, McEachin, Cline, Riggleman, Wexton, Luria and Spanberger sent a letter to Secretary Chao in support of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s (DRPT) application for an Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant for the Long Bridge Project.
“Long… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), today announced that he will self-quarantine following a positive test for COVID-19 by a friend in Washington D.C., with whom he recently interacted.
Beyer said:
“This afternoon my wife Megan and I were contacted by the Virginia Department of Health to share details with us about the illness of a friend who tested positive for COVID-19 after dining with us. They… Read more »
Today, at the House Democratic Caucus weekly press conference, Congressman Don Beyer (VA-8), the Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) emphasized that the coronavirus isn’t just a public health crisis, but also an economic one.
After the press conference, when asked whether Democrats are considering direct cash payments to those affected as part of a fiscal… Read more »
