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Beyer Statement on MOU Agreed to by US, Iran

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed to by the United States and Iran: “The President should never have started this war. It was not smart, it was not legal, it was not morally justified, and it was not in our national interest. “The American people never asked for this war, yet they have borne its costs from…

As Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Pentagon, Reps. Beyer, Garamendi and Sens. Markey, Merkley Press for Details on “Golden Dome” $1.2 Trillion Price Tag, Mission

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As Congress considers President Trump’s $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon spending and SpaceX wins billions in Golden Dome contracts, Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-08) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today led their colleagues in a letter to Secretary…

Beyer Demands Speaker Johnson Reconvene House as Trump Escalates Sick, Murderous Threats

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today released the following statement after President Trump announced his intention to further escalate the conflict in Iran and explicitly commit war crimes by targeting Iranian civilian infrastructure: “My Republican colleagues in Congress continue to abdicate their duty and turn a blind eye as the President makes unhinged threats to obliterate an entire…

Trump Administration Incompetence Strands Americans Abroad

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who previously served in the State Department as a U.S. Ambassador, today issued the following statement after Americans were instructed by the State Department to evacuate from a list of countries comprising nearly the entire Middle East: “Today I have heard from constituents who are in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, the U.A.E., and Qatar or have family there and…

Beyer Statement On Iran

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February 28, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement after President Trump ordered military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran: “The American people rightly do not want a war with Iran. President Trump’s war is not smart, it is not legal, it is not morally right, and it is not in our national interest. The risk to our…

Beyer Opposes Appropriations Minibus

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on his votes in the U.S. House against both pieces of the FY26 appropriations “minibus,” including the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act: “The Department of Homeland Security under Donald Trump and Kristi Noem is a lawless, corrupt organization that is bringing…

ICYMI: Beyer, 26 Democratic Colleagues Demand Accountability on Overdue Human Trafficking Report Amid Staffing Purge of Anti-Trafficking Office

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On Wednesday, September 10, Representative Don Beyer led 26 of his colleagues in demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio release the congressionally mandated 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report, which was due to Congress on June 30 and is critical to combatting the scourge of human trafficking.   The report comes from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking…

Rep. Beyer Calls for Limiting Military Involvement in Israel-Iran Conflict

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Originally published in: ARLnow Arlington’s congressman has pledged to support a resolution limiting U.S. military involvement in Iran. U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D) cast his support yesterday (Tuesday) for a war powers resolution that would prohibit any use of the U.S. military in “hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran” without a declaration of war or explicit…

Alexandria Rep. Don Beyer says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a ‘Threat to National Security’

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Originally published in: ALXnow For the second time in less than a month, Alexandria Congressman Don Beyer (D-8th) is calling for the resignation or removal of U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Beyer said that Hegseth “is a threat to American national security.” Hegseth, who has been defense secretary since Jan. 25, is under fire for sending sensitive information…

Beyer Statement on Resurgence of Conflict in Gaza and Israel

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Netanyahu's decision to reignite the war in Gaza as opposed to moving to phase 2 of the ceasefire is a tragedy in the making. Renewed fighting makes the safe return of Israeli hostages less likely, while increasing the suffering of civilians in Gaza who are already being denied basic humanitarian assistance. Poll after poll shows that the majority of Israelis oppose this course of…