Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.-08), former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to crack down on Swiss banks enabling ongoing tax evasion by U.S. citizens and hold accountable individual bankers involved in these criminal schemes.
The joint letter to Attorney General Garland follows the… Read more »
On Wednesday, May 17, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), held a hearing titled “Counting the Costs: How a U.S. Default Crisis Harms American Families and Businesses to explore the economic costs of breaching the debt limit and the drastic cuts to important federal programs, during which Committee members and witnesses called for a… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and office neighbor of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) delivered remarks during floor debate on Republican legislation that would eliminate $2 billion in funding for unemployment fraud prevention.
The bill passed in the House with universal support from… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement today on the House vote on H.J.Res. 39 – Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414," which was adopted on a surprisingly… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, released the following statement today on the Treasury Department’s guidance for implementing electric vehicle (EV) tax credits enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act:
“I share the Biden Administration’s view that we must accelerate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, a… Read more »
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Joint Economic Committee Chairman-Designate Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Joint Economic Committee Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA), Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) unveiled a Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff report outlining the devastating cost… Read more »
Today Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request:
“The President’s budget is a roadmap to a stronger, healthier, and more prosperous America.
“President Biden’s FY24 budget requests balance difficult policy… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement today on updated Republican legislation due for markup tomorrow directing the Treasury Department to prioritize certain payments in the event of a debt limit breach:
“The first thing that struck me reading… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on Amazon’s announcement that it would pause construction of HQ2 in Northern Virginia:
“After the release of this morning’s news, Amazon staff assured me the company remains committed to HQ2 in Northern Virginia and providing the community benefits previously agreed upon.
“Amazon’s representatives said their first office… Read more »
Today, U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Carter (R-TX), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) led a bipartisan delegation in introducing the Military Spouse Hiring Act, legislation to amend the tax code to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses. Beyer, Kelly, and Panetta serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, with… Read more »
