Today, Rep. Beyer voted to pass H.R. 1585 a bipartisan, robust, long-term Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. The landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ushered in transformative progress by calling for the protection of all Americans from violence and abuse, and working to ensure all victims and survivors have the support they need. This critical reauthorization,… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today issued the following statement to mark Equal Pay Day, the day on which a woman’s earnings, on average, catch up to those of a man for the previous year:
“For the first time since I was elected to Congress, this Equal Pay Day we have a House of Representatives taking action to address the pay gap,” said Rep. Beyer. “I was proud to testify in support of the Paycheck… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) to the persistent wage gap between women and men. The bill would require employers to account for pay disparities, ban retaliation against workers who discuss wage levels, enhance workers’ abilities to join lawsuits challenging pay discrimination, and improve Labor… Read more »
POLITICO |
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) is sending a letter to all of his male House colleagues asking them to sign the GenderAvenger pledge, which commits men not to participate in panel discussions (outside Congress) that omit women. Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bill Keating (D-Mass.) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) have already signed. Read more »
Washington Post |
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment have launched a two-pronged effort to enact the long-stalled provision, demanding a vote in the Virginia House on a measure that was killed in committee last week and introducing bills in Congress to create new options for ratification.
Both efforts were outlined at a news conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
State Del.… Read more »
U.S. Representative Don Beyer (VA-08) today released the following statement after Republicans on the subcommittee of the Privileges and Elections Committee in the Virginia General Assembly voted to block the Equal Rights Amendment ratification resolution:
“Today, in the oldest legislative body in America, where many of our Founding Fathers served, in a Commonwealth that brought us the… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) announced today that he has received an appointment to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, one of the five exclusive House committees. Ways and Means has a wide breadth of jurisdiction, including health care, trade policy and tariffs, and oversight of Medicare and Social Security. It is the House Committee directly responsible for writing tax legislation,… Read more »
Virginia Connection Newspapers |
Alexandria’s Naomi Wadler will receive the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award for her advocacy in support of gun violence prevention.
Wadler, 11, organized youth protests at her school in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. earlier this year. She also addressed crowds at the March For Our Lives in Washington D.C.
The… Read more »
Falls Church News Press |
Virginia U.S. Rep. Don Beyer this week announced that State Delegate Danica Roem will be the keynote speaker at Beyer’s fourth annual women’s conference and forum, “Breaking Through: Women Work For Change.”
“Delegate Roem’s inspiring and transformative campaign gained national and international attention,” Beyer said. “Her victory was secured by sticking… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today announced that Delegate Danica Roem will be the keynote speaker at Beyer’s fourth annual women’s conference and forum, “Breaking Through: Women Work For Change.”
Delegate Roem’s inspiring and transformative campaign gained national and international attention. Her victory was secured by sticking to the issues that matter most to her constituents, and never… Read more »
