Originally published on Bloomberg
Congress must pass legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies before their rapid growth and popularity pose dangers to investors and the financial system, the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee said.
Representative Don Beyer, who is holding a hearing Wednesday on “demystifying crypto,” acknowledged that most lawmakers have a steep learning… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today led 36 congressional Democrats urging the Biden Administration to require proof of vaccination or a recent negative test for airline passengers. Their letter, addressed to President Biden, was sent ahead of the uptick in airline travel expected for the holiday season.
They wrote:
“As the nation… Read more »
Originally published in: Reuters
Three dozen Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged President Joe Biden to require domestic airline passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or show a negative test result.
"This is a necessary and long overdue step toward ensuring all Americans feel safe and confident while traveling and reduce the chances of yet another devastating winter surge,"… Read more »
November 9, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) traveled yesterday to Glasgow, Scotland, as part of a Congressional delegation to the COP26 United Nations Conference on Climate Change led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. While at the conference the Representatives will participate in bilateral meetings and panel discussions on the climate crisis, and engage with global leaders… Read more »
On the evening of November 5 the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.
Passage of this historic legislation containing the largest physical infrastructure investment in decades is a major win for the country, and will create large numbers of jobs and deliver significant improvements for communities… 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 531,000 in October and the unemployment rate declined to 4.6%, a new pandemic-era low. The unemployment rate was 7.9% for Black workers, 5.9% for Hispanic workers… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee for a Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 released a new consensus study, “Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s.” This report, also referred to as “Astro2020,” is the seventh decadal survey in… Read more »
November 3, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, issued the following statement today on Virginia’s election results:
“I congratulate Governor-elect Youngkin on his victory. He will be Virginia’s next Governor, and while he and I have many disagreements, we both want what is best for the Commonwealth. I… Read more »
October 29, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as Chair of Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on President Biden’s framework for the Build Back Better Act:
“The climate provisions of the Build Back Better Act alone make it one of the most important pieces of legislation Congress will consider in our time.
“That the President has… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) applauded the inclusion of their millionaires surtax within the Build Back Better Framework. Senator Van Hollen and Representative Beyer initially introduced this concept in their Millionaires Surtax Act in November 2019 and reintroduced this legislation in June of this year. This provision had already… Read more »
