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Beyer Statement On Presidential Transition

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who led the Obama Administration’s transition at the Commerce Department in 2008, issued the following statement today on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy’s letter initiating a presidential transition between outgoing President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden: “It is good for the country that Administrator Murphy finally…

The GSA Administrator’s Deadly Hypocrisy

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who led the Obama Administration’s transition at the Commerce Department in 2008, issued the following statement today on reports that General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy has privately begun a job search even as she continues to withhold GSA ascertainment of President-elect Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election: “News of her…

Beyer Statement On Reports Of Secret Service Coronavirus Outbreak

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the largest number of federal employees of any member of the House, issued the following statement today on reports that over 130 Secret Service officers are either quarantined or infected with coronavirus: “The Secret Service officers who put their lives on the line to protect our leaders are courageous professionals, but Donald Trump has shown…

Beyer: GSA Delay Puts American Lives At Risk

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who led the Obama Administration’s transition at the Commerce Department in 2008, issued the following statement today on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy’s refusal to ascertain that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are the “successful candidates” in the 2020 presidential election: “Administrator…

Beyer Statement On President-Elect Biden’s Victory

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U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), the Vice Chair and lead Member of the House on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement today on the victory of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the 2020 presidential election: “I extend my warmest congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on their massive victory in the…

Beyer Signs Onto Legislation To Block Trump’s Order Politicizing Civil Service

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As opposition continues to grow to President Trump’s recently-announced Executive Order politicizing the federal civil service, Rep. Don Beyer today cosponsored the Saving the Civil Service Act, legislation which would reverse the order. Beyer represents the largest number of federal employees of any U.S. Representative. Trump’s order would create a “schedule F” for federal employees who,…

Trump Unleashes Radical Attack On American Civil Service

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Rep. Don Beyer today issued the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order attempting to weaken reforms established under the 137-year-old Pendleton Act, which ended the spoils system and established a new federal workforce built on merit and service rather than political loyalty to the President: “The President’s Executive Order is an attempt to redefine the civil service…

Beyer Joins Connolly, Van Hollen To Introduce Payroll Tax Legislation After Administration Fails To Take Action

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today joined with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in introducing legislation that would make payroll tax deferrals under President Trump’s Executive Order optional for federal workers and members of the military. “It remains a disgrace that the Administration is setting members of the military and federal workforce up to see reduced…

Beyer Statement On Trump Tax Revelations

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and its subcommittee with jurisdiction over taxation, issued the following statement today on New York Times reporting that Donald Trump avoided paying income tax for 10 years and paid only $750 in the year of his election and the first year of his presidency: “The revelation that Donald Trump paid almost no…

Beyer Testifies On Payroll Tax Deferral’s Damaging Effects On Military, Federal Workforce

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today testified before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security in its hearing, “Save Our Social Security Now.” Beyer, whose district includes the largest number of civilian federal employees of any member the House as well as the Pentagon and a number of other military installations, spoke to the damaging effects that the policy will…