U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, introduced legislation today to encourage gender parity in positions of corporate leadership. Beyer’s House resolution, introduced with House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) on International Women’s Day, would express “the sense of the House of Representatives that… Read more »
Originally published on The Hill
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to combat Russian misinformation and educate Americans on how to properly seek out information about Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act would establish a commission to fight misinformation and promote media literacy, according to… Read more »
Originally published in The Dispatch.
Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer, who chairs the House subcommittee that handles space, kindly agreed to a Q&A with The Dispatch about the latest in space and where it intersects with Congress. The transcript that follows has been edited for length and clarity. (Special thanks to senior space editor Eric Berger at Ars… Read more »
Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 678,000 in February and the unemployment rate declined to 3.8%. The unemployment rate was 6.6% for Black workers, 4.4% for Hispanic workers, 3.1% for Asian… Read more »
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today issued the following statement condemning Russian nuclear threats:
“On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country’s nuclear deterrent forces to be put into an alert status,… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics is holding a hearing titled, “Keeping Our Sights on Mars Part 3: A Status Update and Review of NASA’s Artemis Initiative.”
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Rep. Don Beyer’s (D-VA), opening statement as prepared for the record is below.
Before we get underway, I want… Read more »
Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite mission GOES-T, a collaborative acquisition, development, and launch partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. GOES-T is the latest in the Geostationary Operational Environmental (GOES) -R series of… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court:
“President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court is an important and historic moment. Judge Jackson is eminently qualified, possesses an impressive depth of… Read more »
Originally published on Sports Illustrated
Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Commanders, has done a lot of things. Some of the ones we know about are negative.
But if a new bill proposed by federal lawmakers comes to fruition, there could be a silver lining on the way.
Representatives Don Beyer of Virginia, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, and Jackie Speier… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), co-chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and member of the Oversight Committee; Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), member of the Ways and Means Committee; and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, co-led the introduction of the No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 2022, which would end the tax-exempt status of… Read more »
