Since January 20th, constituents have flooded my office with calls expressing outrage and fear about how Donald Trump and Elon Musk are harming the federal government and the country.
I share their anger and concern, and as your Representative for Northern Virginia, I am taking action to fight back against what Trump and Musk are doing.
Here are some of the ways I am working to… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) hosted his Eighth Annual Women’s Conference: The Time Is Now yesterday evening, September 26, at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus. He awarded the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award to Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and participated in a conversation with Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), moderated by Alexandria community leader Heather Peeler,… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today announced that Rep. Jennifer Wexton will receive the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award at his Eighth Annual Women’s Conference: The Time Is Now on September 26.
Rep. Jennifer Wexton serves Virginia’s 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the U.S. House, Wexton served the people of Northern Virginia… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today announced that Rep. Abigail Spanberger will be his special guest and keynote speaker at his Eighth Annual Women’s Conference: The Time Is Now on September 26.
Abigail Spanberger is the first woman ever elected to represent Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District in the House of Representatives, where she has developed a reputation for finding common ground and… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer announced today that Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will be his special guest and keynote speaker at his Seventh Annual Women’s Conference: Unite. Ignite. Inspire on Saturday, November 4.
Nancy Pelosi served as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. Pelosi made… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), the leading House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, and Nancy Mace (R-SC) today introduced legislation to encourage gender parity in positions of corporate leadership. Their resolution expresses “the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors… Read more »
The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)—led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)—released a new analysis that finds states with the most restrictive abortion laws have worse economic conditions for families.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn nearly 50-years of precedent that guaranteed the right to safe and legal abortion, states have enacted laws to restrict… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer said the following after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday:
“This ruling from a right-wing Supreme Court majority is a dark moment for America. These conservative justices abandoned 50 years of precedent in a decision which, as Justice Breyer’s dissent put it, ‘says that from the very moment of… 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 »
In recognition of Women’s Equal Pay Day, the Joint Economic Committee released a new report highlighting how, despite progress, women continue to face barriers to equal pay for equal work.
Women’s Equal Pay Day represents how far into the year an American woman must work, on average, in order to earn as much as an American man earned in the past year. In 2020, the latest year for which… Read more »
