Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Jennifer McClellan, Suhas Subramanyam and Eugene Vindman (all D-VA) urged President Trump to halt any proposal that would alter the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) without congressional consultation and approval.
“We write to express our great concern regarding reports that you intend… Read more »
Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) today announced the introduction of the Security Clearance Review Act, updated legislation to reform the process by which security clearances are approved for political appointees in the Executive Office of the President (EOP). Their bill is revised from previous version to include special government employees (SGEs), amid reports that Elon Musk… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7) released the following statement blasting the Trump Administration’s agenda to relocate offices and bureaus out of the National Capital… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia district containing one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the U.S. House, issued the following statement after the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) blocked the termination of six federal workers who were terminated by the Musk-Trump Administration without cause during their probationary period:
“The reinstatement… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), today issued the statement below responding to the reported firing of thousands of federal employees at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Beyer serves on the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, and represents a Northern Virginia district containing one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the U.S. House.
Beyer released resources for federal… Read more »
Dear Friend,
Like many of you, I am outraged by President Trump and Elon Musk’s lies and attacks on the work, character, and patriotism of federal employees and contractors in order to justify their crusade against the very people who make our government run.
This bile has been matched by actions that have targeted the civil service: Schedule F, a return to office mandate on an… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district containing one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the U.S. House, issued the following statement today on Donald Trump’s “workforce optimization initiative,” an Executive Order pairing mass purges of the federal workforce with a directive that all new hiring be vetted by a fake, unauthorized agency… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who organized Members of Congress to show support for employees of the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) at USAID headquarters on Monday, issued the following statement today after a federal judge said he would temporarily halt the Musk Administration’s assault on USAID employees:
“I welcome a judicial order to halt the Musk Administration’s… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district with one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the country, issued the following statement today after a federal judge paused the Elon Musk-authored offer of “deferred resignation” to all federal workers:
“The offer of so-called ‘deferred resignation’ is deceptive and legally dubious. One of the… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today led a bicameral delegation today that spoke about the importance of the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID), featuring remarks from Senators Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz, and Chris Murphy, and Reps. Gerry Connolly, Jamie Raskin, Ilhan Omar, Jim McGovern, Johnny Olszewski, Suhas Subramanyam, Sarah Elfreth, Eugene Vindman, and Yassamin Ansari. After… Read more »
