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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today hailed the passage of the substance of his Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENT) Act in the House’s end-of-year domestic funding package. The House-passed reauthorization of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which is now set to become law, extends funding to PCORI for ten years, through… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, today voted to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Beyer explained his support during the Ways and Means markup of the legislative text of the agreement (remarks as prepared): BEYER: I would like to add my voice to those thanking the Chairman, the Speaker, Trade Subcommittee… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act, legislation that would bolster NASA’s efforts to reduce emissions from the aviation industry while also reducing the impact of airplane noise in airport-adjacent communities. “The Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act would address climate change and noise pollution from aircraft, two of the most persistent problems I… Read more »

“I forced her out”: Giuliani goes on Fox News and admits he’s much more than Trump’s lawyer By Aaron Rupar - 12/17/2019 Rudy Giuliani is not a State Department employee. He has not been appointed by the president for some sort of special diplomatic role. He is ostensibly serving as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney.  And yet, he has — with Trump’s blessing —… Read more »

Trump Denounces House Democrats as Impeachment Vote Looms By Lindsay Wise, Natalie Andrews and Siobhan Hughes - 12/17/2019 President Trump denounced House Democrats on the eve of the planned impeachment vote, calling efforts to remove him from office an abuse of power that amounted to an “illegal partisan coup.” In a public letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.),… Read more »

Elected Officials Visit Alexandria Businesses to Discuss Paid Family and Medical Leave By Vernon Miles - 12/16/2019 Three elected officials visited businesses across Alexandria as part of an effort to drum up support for a paid family and medical leave bill. Rep. Don Beyer, Del. Carroll Foy and State Sen. Jennifer Boysko — all Democrats — visited three businesses on Friday… Read more »

Democrats request GAO review of ERS, NIFA relocation BY LIZ CRAMPTON & HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICH - 12/12/2019 Democrats on the House Science Committee on Wednesday asked the GAO to examine USDA’s relocation of two research agencies, including the cost-benefit analysis used to justify the move. Democrats on the Agriculture and Appropriations committees as well… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), founder and co-chair of the bipartisan House Suicide Prevention Task Force, today praised the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) unanimous vote to approve a proposal designating 9-8-8 as the National Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Hotline. “Creating a National Suicide Prevention Hotline will save lives. The growing epidemic of Americans lost to… Read more »

GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert publicly identifies person purported to be whistleblower BY KYLE CHENEY and JOHN BRESNAHAN - 12/11/2019 Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Wednesday night publicly named a person that some Republicans and allies of President Donald Trump claim is the alleged whistleblower who first brought the Trump-Ukraine scandal to light. Gohmert… Read more »

Study shows growing ocean damage as protection bills languish BY ELVINA NAWAGUNA - 12/11/2019  As lawmakers push legislation to protect the nation’s coastal waters, scientists are placing much of the blame for degrading ocean conditions on emissions from large energy companies including Exxon Mobil Corp., which was cleared Tuesday in a long-running climate court… Read more »