Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today condemned the Trump Administration’s reported refusal to authorize a special open enrollment period to allow uninsured Americans to seek health coverage under the Affordable Care Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision will prevent dozens of states including Virginia from opening exchanges to cover people during the greatest health crisis in living… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) will host his third telephone town hall today on the COVID-19 pandemic. The call will feature remarks from the city/county managers/executives of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, and Falls Church.
The call will begin at 4:50 p.m. and last for one hour. Interested participants can dial 877-229-8493 and enter pin 117023, or pre-register here.
Beyer… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today delivered remarks on behalf of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during debate on the CARES Act. Beyer highlighted important science funding for medical research in the legislation, which is the third emergency relief bill passed by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beyer’s remarks (as prepared):
“Mister Speaker, as a Member of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement on the third stimulus package passed by Congress to address the public health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. The package totaled $2 trillion.
“The only way we will get the economy going again is by first containing the spread of the coronavirus. This… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), the Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Department of Labor reported that first-time unemployment claims for the week ending March 21 reached a record 3,283,000. The release is the first real look at how the coronavirus has impacted businesses and the workers they employ.
“These… Read more »
Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to House Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, outlining a robust proposal to provide Americans with direct cash support, following the economic impact of COVID-19.
“American workers have been forced out of work by the COVID-19 outbreak and will now face unique financial challenges," Rep. Dean… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) posted a video statement today urging people to “stay home.”
His request came as cases of COVID-19 continued to grow at an alarming rate in the United States. He referred to lessons from the experiences of other countries where social isolation proved the most effective method for flattening the growth curve of coronavirus cases.
“The more aggressively we… Read more »
We need a massive economic response to counter the threat of the coronavirus
BY REP. DON BEYER (D-VA.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 03/18/20
Originally published in The Hill
The United States is facing what could become the most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. We must therefore take immediate, large-scale, once-in-a-century action to protect our public… Read more »
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Rep. Don Beyer (D., VA) is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. He also recently self-quarantined following a positive COVID-19 test by a friend with whom he had recently dined with.
On Tuesday, he came on Yahoo Finance’s “On the Move” to give an update both on Washington’s economic response to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don S. Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to express concern over a lack of national COVID-19 related guidance for the federal court system.
“I am deeply concerned to hear that our federal court system is not taking sufficient proactive measures while we face this national pandemic. While our justice system is integral… Read more »
