Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today voted for H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The $8.3 billion appropriations package will fund a strong response to coronavirus, including medical research and vaccine development, support for state and local governments, and small business… Read more »
Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, introduced a resolution condemning the presence of white nationalist Stephen Miller in the White House and called for his immediate resignation from office. The resolution outlines how Miller has consistently followed and advocated for racist and white supremacist ideology in our nation. As Senior… Read more »
The House of Representatives today passed legislation introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) to facilitate ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The measure advanced in the wake of Virginia’s ratification of the ERA, which brought the Amendment across the 38-state threshold for national adoption.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), an original cosponsor of Speier’s legislation, spoke on the… Read more »
The House Ways and Means Committee today advanced bipartisan legislation to help patients by addressing surprise medical billing. The package of bills included Beyer’s bipartisan Better Information Act, which would require health insurers to include information about the nearest in-network hospital or urgent care facility on insurance cards, introduced with co-lead Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA).… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer partnered with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Saturday to host a REAL ID application event for constituents of the 8th District at Wakefield High School in Arlington. DMV Connect, the department’s mobile “office in a suitcase,” processed REAL ID applications for residents.
“More than one million Virginians now have their REAL ID,” Congressman Beyer… Read more »
The U.S. created 514,000 fewer jobs in 2018-19 than originally reported — here’s what that means
By Jeffry Bartash - 02/07/2020
The U.S. economy created about a half-million fewer jobs in 2019 and 2018 than it first appeared, but it doesn’t mean the labor market isn’t strong.
The government as expected pruned the level of overall U.S. employment by 514,000 as of March 2019, with… Read more »
Trump fires second key impeachment witness Gordon Sondland in Friday purge – as it happened
By Lois Beckett, Lauren Aratani & Paul Owen - 02/07/2020
The twin brother of Lt Col Alexander Vindman, a national security expert who testified during Trump’s impeachment trial about his concerns about the president pressuring Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, his political rivals,… Read more »
Tax cut proponents blame weak business investment on Trump trade wars
By Sean Higgins - 02/05/2020
President Trump's trade wars have undercut the economic benefits of his tax cuts, proponents of the 2017 tax code overhaul say.
Administration officials are hoping that Trump's newly signed trade deals will lead to the realization of the promised boost in investment from the tax… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today on the conclusion of the Senate impeachment show trial:
“Today Senate Republicans ended their impeachment show trial. It will go down as one of the most craven events in American history.
“Trials have witnesses and evidence, and cover-ups do not. Even Senate Republicans acknowledged that this was not a fair trial. It was rigged… Read more »
Last week newly-elected Joint Economic Committee Vice Chair Don Beyer (D-VA) addressed President Trump’s false claims on the economy during a special order hour on the House Floor.
Today, writing in The Hill, Beyer went into further detail to rebut some of the claims the President is expected to make on the economy during his State of the Union Address this evening before a joint session… Read more »
