A bipartisan delegation of 60 U.S. Representatives today wrote to leadership of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce seeking expedited consideration of legislation to implement the 9-8-8 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. The effort was led by Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), John Katko (R-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Chris Stewart (R-UT),… Read more »
GAO: White House violated law by holding back aid for Ukraine
By Jamie Dupree - 01/16/2020
Just before the official start of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday that the White House had broken federal law by withholding over $200 million in military aid for Ukraine, as Democrats said the new findings should… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a longtime supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and cosponsor of legislation to extend the deadline for ratification, issued the following statement today after the Virginia General Assembly voted to ratify the ERA:
“Today, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and I could not be more proud. Ratification of the ERA is long… Read more »
Speaker Nancy Pelosi today named Congressman Don Beyer of Virginia to be Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, replacing Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York.
“On behalf of House Democrats, it is a privilege to announce Congressman Don Beyer as the new Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee for the 116th Congress,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “As a powerful voice in… Read more »
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi today recommended Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) to serve as the Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee. If confirmed to the position, Beyer would succeed Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, following her election as Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Beyer issued the following statement:
“I thank Speaker Pelosi for her trust and the confidence… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL), Congressman Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D-VA), and Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act.
The legislation is designed to capture the power of our ocean and estuaries for effective climate mitigation, strengthen federal research on blue carbon, and protect and restore… Read more »
White House spokesman roasted over Obama tweet
By J. Edward Moreno - 1/10/2020
White House spokesman Hogan Gidley came under fire from Democrats on Friday after tweeting that critics of President Trump didn't raise concerns about "imminent attacks" when former President Obama ordered military operations against senior al Qaeda leaders.
Trump has come under scrutiny for… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today after the House passed H. Con. Res. 83, a resolution “directing the President… to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran,” introduced by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI):
“The resolution we passed today is an important first step to preventing a reckless President from taking us to… Read more »
Lawmakers Fume About Trump Admin’s Lack of Iran Explanation After ‘Insulting’ Briefing
By Sam Brodey, Betsy Swan & Spencer Ackerman - 01/08/2020
A day after Iranian ballistic missiles hit Iraqi bases used by U.S. forces, the Trump administration’s first briefings on Iran for legislators went so poorly that even its allies walked out saying that the White House was… Read more »
Republicans spread lie that Democrats 'mourn' Iranian general
By Dylan Stableford - 01/08/2020
One of President Trump’s most vocal defenders in the House, Georgia Republican Doug Collins, pushed the envelope of political commentary by saying Wednesday that Democrats “mourn” the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed a week ago by an American airstrike in… Read more »
