October 15, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, today urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement new recommendations made by the nonpartisan General Accounting Office (GAO) in a recent report on aircraft noise in the National Capital Region.
“These GAO recommendations would lead to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led by Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), and the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), led by Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), released a new report that examines the wealth disparities that threaten the economic security and opportunities of Hispanic Americans and their families.
Despite representing 19… Read more »
October 12, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), and Scott Peters (D-CA) today announced the introduction of the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act, H.R. 5507, legislation to strengthen the delivery of benefits to unemployed American workers. The bill would require… Read more »
October 12, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, today urged his colleagues to raise the debt limit and avoid a catastrophic default during debate on the House Floor, and expressed his support for subsequently abolishing the debt ceiling.
The Joint Economic Committee recently issued a new report on the debt limit and the… Read more »
Originally published in: The Hill
Congress is on the verge of narrowly averting a catastrophic debt default — and some Democrats want it to be for the last time.
The calls for taking the near-annual fight out of lawmakers’ hands are coming from prominent voices such as House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who want… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)—led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)—held a hearing titled “Building Back Better: Raising Revenue to Invest in Shared Prosperity” to examine the economic benefits of the revenue provisions included in the Build Back Better reconciliation and bipartisan infrastructure packages.
Currently,… Read more »
October 8, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control (NWAC) Working Group Co-Chairs Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), and Sen. Merkley (D-OR) today led a group of lawmakers requesting an update on the Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
They wrote:
“We share the belief that the NPR is a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C– Today, U.S. Representatives Marie Newman (D-IL-03), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Don Beyer (D-VA-8) and Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) introduced the Supporting Older Workers Act, a new bill designed to improve and advance the employment, economic success and the well-being of America’s older workers. The legislation would strengthen the workforce development system for older… Read more »
September 30, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the largest number of federal employees of any member of the U.S. House of Representatives, today hailed passage of a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government until December 3rd. The legislation passed both chambers of Congress today ahead of the expiration of government funding at midnight tonight,… Read more »
September 29, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and is Chairman of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, testified earlier today before the House Rules Committee about the need to raise the federal debt limit. Beyer’s remarks as prepared follow below (remarks as delivered here).
The Joint Economic Committee issued a new… Read more »
