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The current federal government shutdown is now the longest in American history, and remains deeply concerning to millions of people, including many in Northern Virginia. Almost 87,000 of my constituents in Virginia’s Eighth Congressional District work directly for the government, thousands more work as government contractors, and the whole community feels the personal and… Read more »

Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement after introducing legislation to guarantee every federal employee can access unemployment benefits while President Trump keeps the government shut down. The Department of Labor has issued guidance that essential workers are not eligible for unemployment benefits even though they are being required to work without pay.… Read more »

Virginia Representatives Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer and Jennifer Wexton sent a letter to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser today opposing a plan by the D.C. Health Department to unilaterally end a 28-year agreement for the administration of HIV/AIDS funding. Pursuant to the agreement, the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) has administered Part A funding from the Ryan White… Read more »

The Hill |  Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at providing essential government workers access to unemployment benefits during the partial government shutdown. The bill’s introduction comes as federal workers affected by the shutdown are expected to miss their second consecutive paycheck. The measure would overturn a Department of… Read more »

Today Congressman Beyer joined volunteers in the World Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., to serve food to federal employees impacted by the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown, now in its second month, is the longest in US history. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Rep. Beyer. “Having people who should be working in good jobs standing in a line in the freezing cold that… Read more »

The current federal government shutdown is now the longest in American history, and remains deeply concerning to millions of people, including many in Northern Virginia. Almost 87,000 of my constituents in Virginia’s Eighth Congressional District work directly for the government, thousands more work as government contractors, and the whole community feels the personal and… Read more »

ARL Now |  Federal officials think they have a good shot at winning $126 million in grant funds to make a series of badly needed repairs on a long section of the GW Parkway, and Northern Virginia’s congressional delegation is throwing its weight behind the effort. The National Park Service, which maintains the road, is currently applying for a hefty U.S.… Read more »

Today 124 Members of the House of Representatives led by Reps. Don Beyer (VA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Andre Carson (D-IN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Freedom of Religion Act to prohibit religious discrimination in our immigration system. The legislation was originally… Read more »

ABC News |  Democrats have for months fired up supporters with the promise that control of the House of Representatives would finally allow them to seize copies of President Donald Trump's tax returns. They have argued the filings could produce a road map for investigations into Trump’s tangle of global businesses and provide a cure for anxiety caused by his refusal to share… Read more »

Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22), Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) and Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) today acted to provide relief to federal employees affected by the partial government shutdown by introducing H.R. 545, the Financial Relief for Feds Act. This bill will allow federal employees and contractors to withdraw funds from their retirement accounts without being penalized. Original cosponsors of H.R.… Read more »