In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus have released a new report on economic disparities in the AANHPI community, their contributions to the U.S. economy and the need for more disaggregated data.
Data show Asian Americans, Native… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, today welcomed newly announced Department of Justice initiatives to address and prevent hate crimes and hate incidents. Beyer was in the audience along with family members of Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer as Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the measures Friday. The announcement came on the anniversary of the date… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, today announced his submissions on behalf of Virginia’s 8th Congressional District requesting federal funds from the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project Funding (CPF) Program, which will provide targeted funding for local projects across the country.
All of Beyer’s FY22 requests were fully funded… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC); Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Vice Chair of the JEC; and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), Native American Caucus Co-Chair and member of the JEC released a new analysis on the persistent structural barriers facing Native American communities and how they hinder economic opportunity,… Read more »
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote the Capitol Police Board (Board) last week requesting a response to their September 2021 letter calling for U.S. Capitol Police officers to use body and dashboard cameras.
"We are deeply disappointed that the Board has not implemented this policy, or even had the courtesy to respond to our letter,… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced the speaker slate for his sixth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum, to be held on May 7 at George Mason University’s Arlington campus.
Attendees will hear from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and poet Amanda Gorman by pre-recorded videos, followed by a panel discussion featuring Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, Executive Director of Planned… Read more »
U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Gerry Connolly, and House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging that the U.S. Department of Justice reconsider the case of two U.S. Park… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer announced today that Dr. Tahera Ahmadi will receive the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award during his Sixth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum in Arlington on May 7.
Dr. Ahmadi, an Afghan doctor, evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on Kabul last August, and arrived in Virginia with just a backpack. She is one of tens of thousands of… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents Northern Virginia in the U.S. House, issued the following statement today after Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed a motion to dismiss the case against two U.S. Park Police officers indicted in the 2017 killing of unarmed Northern Virginian Bijan Ghaisar:
“Attorney General Miyares’ misguided decision to drop this case denies justice to the… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement following the release of President Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023.
“A budget is an expression of priorities and values, and today, President Biden released a fiscally responsible budget that centers investments in workers and families to drive… Read more »
