Originally published in: Science
Democrats in the Republican-controlled Congress may lack the political clout to reverse the billions of dollars in federal research grants canceled by President Donald Trump’s administration since he took office in January. But they can at least shine a light on what that loss could mean to the country—and make the case for why Trump’s proposed budget… Read more »
Originally published in: Government Executive
A trio of federal lawmakers from Virginia on Friday demanded information from the Trump administration on its decision to relocate the Housing and Urban Development Department’s headquarters into the National Science Foundation’s building in Alexandria and shuttling the scientific agency to parts unknown.
When officials from HUD and the… Read more »
Originally published in: MeriTalk
While he admits that “not much has gotten done in the first four months of this Congress,” Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., is hopeful that the 119th Congress will be able to pass some meaningful AI legislation.
Speaking on Tuesday during an event hosted by GovExec, Rep. Beyer – who served as a member of last Congress’s House AI Task Force – admitted… Read more »
Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), and Haley Stevens (D-MI) today introduced a resolution commemorating the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) accomplishments in science, engineering, and education over the past 75 years. Since its creation in 1950, the NSF has supported cutting-edge science and engineering projects across the… Read more »
Representatives Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced H.R. 2385, the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025, or the CREATE AI Act, legislation that would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) to remove barriers to the essential tools and infrastructure that… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the mass firing of 10,000 federal workers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):
“Amid major health challenges, including outbreaks of bird flu and measles Trump and RFK Jr. are undertaking an extreme and dangerous purge of health and medical expertise from the Department of Health and Human… Read more »
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. opposing the elimination or reduction in force (RIF) of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) amid reports that the Department is pursuing harmful cuts that could jeopardize… Read more »
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 »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), the senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, delivered the following remarks to open debate against H. Con. Res. 14, the House budget resolution setting up Republicans’ reconciliation legislation to cut Medicaid and lower taxes for the rich. The Joint Economic Committee controlled the final hour of floor debate on the measure.
Beyer’s… Read more »
