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Originally published in: ALXnow For the second time in less than a month, Alexandria Congressman Don Beyer (D-8th) is calling for the resignation or removal of U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Beyer said that Hegseth “is a threat to American national security.” Hegseth, who has been defense secretary since Jan. 25, is under fire for sending sensitive information… Read more »

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Mike Levin (D-CA), and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) were joined by 45 additional Members of Congress including Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to call for the immediate termination of… Read more »

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as the Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, spoke yesterday during floor debate in opposition to the Republican budget resolution, legislation that would pave the way for GOP tax cuts for the wealthy and cuts to critical programs like Medicaid and SNAP. The resolution passed with all Democrats and two Republicans voting… Read more »

 U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today issued the following statement on a House vote on a provision hidden in a Republican rule that would surrender Congress’ power to remove President Trump’s tariffs: “A vote for this rule is a vote for Trump’s tariffs. “Americans are hurting, their retirement accounts… Read more »

Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today ripped the “logic” of President Trump’s insane tariff regime to shreds today during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Trump’s trade policy with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. During the course of his testimony, Greer repeatedly advocated for increased tariffs on top U.S. trading partners – tariffs Trump abruptly… Read more »

Originally published in: The Hill A group of 180 Democratic lawmakers wrote a Wednesday letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin raising concerns with new policies implemented under the Trump administration. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.)… Read more »

Today, following President Trump’s decision to institute sweeping taxes on American consumers and businesses and engage in a global trade war with every single ally and trading partner, New Dems wrote to President Trump and his top advisors imploring the administration to change course on his erratic and unilateral tariff strategy.  The letter from New Democrat… Read more »

Today, Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced the No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act, a bill that will end taxpayer subsidies for the construction of professional sports stadiums. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Cory Booker (D-NJ). “Congress is sometimes criticized for providing special tax breaks for… Read more »