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Bloomberg TV |  Representative Don Beyer, a Democrat from Virginia, discusses the nomination process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and the potential impact of trade tariffs on the U.S. auto industry. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg) Click here to watch the full interview Read more »

Virginia Connection Newspapers |  Alexandria’s Naomi Wadler will receive the Clara Mortenson Beyer Women and Children First Award for her advocacy in support of gun violence prevention. Wadler, 11, organized youth protests at her school in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. earlier this year. She also addressed crowds at the March For Our Lives in Washington D.C. The… Read more »

Today, Reps. Don Beyer, Pramila Jayapal, David N. Cicilline, Gerald E. Connolly, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. and Bill Pascrell, Jr. led a letter to President Donald Trump condemning the retreat of American leadership following the announcement of an historically low refugee admissions cap without consulting Congress, which is mandated by U.S. law. The Members also expressed concern that… Read more »

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), and Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), John Delaney (MD-06), Don Beyer (VA-08), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) sent a letter to the Department of Justice Inspector General… Read more »

Washington Business Journal |  Ten Democratic House lawmakers representing D.C., Maryland and Virginia called on the Justice Department's inspector general Friday to look into the circumstances that led the FBI to recommend its headquarters remain in the District rather than be moved to a suburban location and what role the Trump administration played in that… Read more »

Falls Church News Press |  Virginia U.S. Rep. Don Beyer this week announced that State Delegate Danica Roem will be the keynote speaker at Beyer’s fourth annual women’s conference and forum, “Breaking Through: Women Work For Change.” “Delegate Roem’s inspiring and transformative campaign gained national and international attention,” Beyer said. “Her victory was secured by sticking… Read more »

Associated Press |  Galvanized by court rulings protecting grizzly bears and gray wolves, Congressional Republicans on Wednesday pushed sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act despite strong objections from Democrats and wildlife advocates who called the effort a “wildlife extinction package.” Republicans began with a morning vote in the House Natural Resource Committee to… Read more »

Earlier today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) along with Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Elijah Cummings (MD-07), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John P. Sarbanes (MD-03), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), John K. Delaney (MD-06), Don Beyer (VA-08), Anthony Brown (MD-04), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) met with representatives from federal employee unions. Representatives from the… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer today announced that Delegate Danica Roem will be the keynote speaker at Beyer’s fourth annual women’s conference and forum, “Breaking Through: Women Work For Change.” Delegate Roem’s inspiring and transformative campaign gained national and international attention.  Her victory was secured by sticking to the issues that matter most to her constituents, and never… Read more »

Chicago Sun Times | In a piece just published by the New Yorker magazine, Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer report that Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. Farrow and Mayer report that a Yale classmate of Kavanaugh’s, 53-year-old Deborah Ramirez, recalls a drunken incident at a… Read more »