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Beyer, Roy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Increase Transparency For Senior Executive Branch Officials

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Chip Roy (R-TX) today introduced legislation to reform and strengthen public transparency requirements for senior officials in the Executive Branch. The Transparent Leadership Act would require the publication of schedules and speeches for the heads of Executive Branch agencies. “The American people deserve to know what public officials who lead…

Norton, Beyer Write Capitol Police Board On Lack Of Response To Letter Requesting Use Of Body And Dashboard Cameras

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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote the Capitol Police Board (Board) last week requesting a response to their September 2021 letter calling for U.S. Capitol Police officers to use body and dashboard cameras. "We are deeply disappointed that the Board has not implemented this policy, or even had the courtesy to respond to our letter,…

Beyer Statement On Confirmation Of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To The U.S. Supreme Court

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court: “It is a significant moment in our nation’s history to have confirmed the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Throughout her nomination process Judge Jackson personified grace, integrity,…

Beyer Statement On Justice Clarence Thomas

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today on revelations that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Clarence Thomas, sent numerous text messages to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in late 2020 urging the overturning of the 2020 presidential election: “The text messages between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows are…

JEC Chairman Beyer on President Biden’s Proposed Budget

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement following the release of President Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023.  “A budget is an expression of priorities and values, and today, President Biden released a fiscally responsible budget that centers investments in workers and families to drive…

Beyer Welcomes Designation Of Line-Of-Duty Death Designation For Fallen Capitol Defender Officer Jeffrey Smith

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represented fallen MPD Officer Jeffrey Smith, today welcomed the D.C. Police and Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Board’s determination “that Officer Smith sustained a personal injury on January 6, 2021, while performing his duties and that his injury was the sole and direct cause of his death.” Officer Smith died by suicide days after he responded to the…

Chairman Beyer Applauds President Biden’s Executive Order on Digital Assets

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Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and author of the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act, released the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining, for the first time, a whole-of-government approach to mitigating the risks and leveraging the potential benefits of digital…

Beyer Statement On Nomination Of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To The U.S. Supreme Court

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: “President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court is an important and historic moment. Judge Jackson is eminently qualified, possesses an impressive depth of…

92 Representatives Urge EPA To Adopt Strengthened Methane Rules

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA),  Diana DeGette (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) led 92 House Democrats today writing to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to applaud the EPA’s proposed rules to reduce methane and other sources of air pollution, and suggesting changes to strengthen those rules. One third of the…

Beyer Votes For Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen Postal Service And Ensure Reliable, Timely Mail Delivery

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Last night Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) voted to improve mail delivery and strengthen the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with the Postal Service Reform Act, which passed on a bipartisan vote. The bill now heads to the Senate for further consideration. The Postal Service Reform Act directs billions in funding to USPS, and would make reforms to increase performance transparency and create new…