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79 U.S. Representatives Demand the Restoration of Public Access to Federal Data Sets Purged by the Trump Administration

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Today, Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Scott Peters (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY) and 75 of their colleagues wrote Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought demanding the restoration of public access to federal datasets and data-driven tools, which are essential to government accountability, public and private sector research, and the work conducted by…

90 U.S. Representatives: Trump NIH Attacks Endanger Research On Cancer, Alzheimer’s Cures

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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…

Virginia Delegation Urges Immediate Resumption of Virus and Disease Communication Amid Bird Flu Outbreaks

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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…

Beyer And Peters Introduce Legislation to Address the Diabetes Epidemic Impacting American Children

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Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Scott Peters (D-CA) today introduced the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act to address growing public health concerns regarding rising childhood obesity rates and diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes. The legislation would require that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implement clear nutrient and health warning labels for junk foods, ban junk food…

Beyer, Curtis Introduce Legislation to Facilitate Peer-To-Peer Mental Health Support

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Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and John Curtis (R-UT) today introduced the Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act to facilitate student-led mental health efforts. The Senate companion legislation, led by Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee as part of the reauthorization of the Substance…

Beyer Introduces Legislation to Address Nationwide Nursing Shortage

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees (NURSE) Visa Act, legislation that would address the nationwide nursing shortage by making visas available to foreign nurses working in areas where the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has determined there is a nursing workforce shortage. “Nurses are the backbone of our…

Mental Health Caucus Co-Chairs Napolitano, Beyer & Salinas Lead 36 Colleagues in Recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month with Bipartisan Resolution

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Congressional Mental Health Caucus Co-Chairs, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), and Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06) introduced with 36 of their colleagues H.Res. 1206, a bipartisan resolution to recognize May 2024 as National Mental Health Awareness Month. “May Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to come together to break through the stigma, express compassion for…

Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer Lead Bicameral Action to Let Every American Choose Medicare

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Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut’s U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), and U.S. Representative Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today led their Senate and House colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act. This legislation opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new ‘Part E’ and builds on the system we have today. By allowing Medicare…

What They Are Saying About The Republican Budget: Nothing Good

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Last month, the Republican Study Committee, which counts 80 percent of House Republicans as members, rolled out a new FY25 budget which contained wide-reaching proposals to transform American society. The document was timed to contrast with President Biden’s budget, endorsing legislation offered by many individual members of the House Republican conference which, taken together, presented…

Dystopian Republican Budget Seeks Radical Transformation Of American Society

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Last week the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – the House GOP’s conference’s largest ideological conference, with 80 percent of House Republicans currently listed as members – issued a new budget for FY25 and beyond that called, among other things, for major changes and/or cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. The full document, as outlined below,…