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DelBene, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Boost Domestic Manufacturers, Tackle Climate Change

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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) introduced legislation to make American companies more competitive in the global marketplace and address major sources of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by creating a carbon border adjustment. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Ami Bera (CA-06) and…

Beyer Statement On Historic International Engagement Plan for Fusion Energy at COP28

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, today hailed Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s announcement of a U.S. international engagement plan for fusion energy at COP28. Beyer said: “I’m thrilled that the U.S. delegation brought fusion to the global stage at COP28. This strategic plan would…

Bipartisan Fusion Caucus Leaders Applaud House Energy and Commerce Committee Passage of Landmark Fusion Energy Bill

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Today, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed their bipartisan Fusion Energy Act: “Fusion energy has the tremendous potential to significantly lower energy costs for families, improve our electric…

ESA Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Resolution Commemorating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act

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Today, the Co-Chairs of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Caucus Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced a resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act. The resolution emphasizes the need to prioritize conservation efforts to address the…

SEEC Praises the Unveiling of Biden’s National Climate Assessment

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The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement after the publication of…

House Democrats Introduce the Clean Water Act of 2023

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Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) and 114 House Democrats introduced the Clean Water Act of 2023. The legislation undoes the damage from the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision by…

SEEC Celebrates One Year of Inflation Reduction Act Wins for America

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The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in celebration of the…

Beyer Statement On New Fusion Ignition

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Rep. Don Beyer, founder and chair of the bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus in the U.S. House, issued a statement today welcoming the announced replication of December’s first-ever human-controlled fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF). The new reaction produced the second ever human-controlled fusion ignition on July 30,…

Beyer: Republicans “Heading Into A Six-Week Recess Focused On Stripping Protections From Bats And Prairie Chickens”

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a former member of the House Committee on Natural Resources and co-chair of the House Endangered Species Caucus, spoke during floor debate today in opposition to bills to strip Endangered Species Act protections from the lesser prairie chicken and the long-eared bat. Republicans put the measures on the floor in place of a bill to fund the Department of Agriculture…

Van Hollen, Sarbanes, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Establish Chesapeake National Recreation Area

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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes (both D-Md.) introduced their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to create a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA). The bill proposes to unite a series of voluntarily contributed park areas and iconic Bay properties under the operation of the National Park Service (NPS) in order to provide more federal…