Originally published on Space Ref.
Today Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a longtime member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Chair of its Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, voted for the CHIPS and Science Act, which passed the House on a bipartisan vote. The bill now goes to President Biden’s desk for signature.
The bill contained the first NASA authorization… Read more »
Originally published on Bloomberg.
President Joe Biden’s proposal to tax the unrealized gains of some of the richest Americans has taken legislative form with a new bill from two House Democrats.
The bill, which would affect 0.01% of US households and is intended to target wealth inequality, further establishes a once-fringe idea at the core of the party’s messaging on economic… Read more »
Originally published on Business Insider.
In the blink of an eye, Democrats are moving full force ahead with their agenda — and some want to throw a minimum tax on billionaires into the mix.
Reps. Don Beyer of Virginia and Steve Cohen of Tennessee are introducing legislation that would enact a targeted 20% income tax on households worth over $100 million. It's what the Democratic… Read more »
The JEC released a new report highlighting how the gun industry is profiting off of gun violence. This report, which makes the case that gun companies are locked in a dangerous “race to the bottom” in products and practices that is creating a cycle of violence, comes amid growing momentum to hold gunmakers accountable for the enormous toll of gun violence on our society and on our… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, alongside Representatives Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), pressed President Biden to raise Asim Ghafoor’s detention with the highest levels of the Emirati government and advocate for his fair and humane treatment. Asim Ghafoor—a U.S. citizen and Virginia resident—was reportedly tried in absentia,… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced legislation to improve and modernize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in order to strengthen gun safety in our communities. The legislation – which follows last week’s Senate confirmation of Steve Dettelbach to serve as ATF Director – would… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today voted to defend Americans’ right to access birth control. The Right to Contraception Act passed with all Democrats and eight Republicans voting in favor, weeks after Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurrence in Dobbs urged the Supreme Court to “reconsider” its landmark Griswold v. Connecticut ruling. Griswold, a case about contraception, established a… Read more »
Originally published on Quartz
Dear readers,
Welcome to Quartz’s newsletter on the economic possibilities of the extraterrestrial sphere. Please forward widely, and let me know what you think. This week: The new chair of the House space subcommittee, parachute codebreakers, and Elon’s latest foray into science.
As the new US administration weighs its extraterrestrial… Read more »
Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), co-chairs of Congress’ Egypt Human Rights Caucus, issued the following statement today on new investigative reporting by the New York Times which confirms that thousands of prisoners have been held in pretrial detention, often for very long periods of time:
“The New York Times’ reporting confirms what we have known for years – the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), delivered the following opening statement at a hearing entitled “The Economic Toll of Gun Violence: How Our Nation Bears the Costs.” Remarks are as prepared.
“It is abundantly clear that the United States is facing a gun violence crisis that is unique in its deadliness and… Read more »
