U.S. global leadership on climate change and responding to the threat it poses to our national security.
Don Beyer
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Don Beyer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Beyer has focused on issues such as healthcare, economic inequality, and environmental protection during his time in office. He has been an advocate for progressive policies and has often spoken out against the economic impacts of tariffs and other policies he attributes to the previous administration. Beyer has also emphasized the importance of social justice and healthcare access in his legislative efforts.
I was proud to be asked by Mr. Lowenthal to help co-lead the Safe Climate Caucus, which works to educate all Members on how we can all better address climate change and elevate Member efforts.
Take an economy-wide and market-oriented approach through policies such as federal investments in tech-inclusive research, development, and deployment, and carbon pricing.
Investing in and supporting our communities and workers by resolving inequities and fostering adaptation, resilience, and relief.
I would try to be the strongest, clearest voice I could be, in my humble way, on climate change.
I ran on addressing climate change as a central tenet of my candidacy for office and I have tried to be the strongest, clearest voice I can on addressing climate change in Congress.
It then applies a 'polluter pays' principle by requiring polluters to pay to emit carbon within those caps.
We have three overarching policy priorities: Promote U.S. global leadership on climate and respond to the threat climate change poses to our national security.
I have my own climate playbook of bills that I am advancing to help in the effort to tackle this crisis.
Finally, the revenue raised from the sale of those permits is returned straight to the American people.
It is an economic dividend approach, where all of the money is given back to the American people.
Congressman Beyer has been a stalwart champion on clean water protections throughout his tenure in Congress.
I'm sure we fooled a couple of people. For instance, what if I had said, instead of go Navy, go beat Army, I had said, it's time to impeach the President? Well, that would be viral everywhere.
My sense is that this Congress won't take up a carbon pricing bill because we're not going to get anywhere in the Senate with it.
That's why we, as a country, need to take swift action and invest in the research and the tools for identifying and combating deep fakes, and create a national strategy immediately, especially for election integrity, and ahead of the 2020…
I think most of us would agree, you know, every economist across the political spectrum... thinks that we should price the things we don't want as high as we can.
I have been speaking about the need to ban forced arbitration since I joined Congress. It is wonderful to finally have this bill, the FAIR Act, up for a vote in Congress, and I really want to thank Congressman Johnson. I think what is so…
You've been a significant improvement on Scott Pruitt where ethics are concerned.
I am dismayed that there is such an overlap between the leadership that you have offered and what the Murray memo says.
Why are you making it harder for the American people to find out how the EPA is making decisions?
I would like to thank my colleague, Mr. Levin, for his leadership on this amendment. I have been invested in this issue throughout my time in Congress, and earlier this year my Republican colleague, Chris Smith, and I introduced the…
I would just like to add a personal perspective. I was raised in Washington, D.C., and I remember fondly my father and mother packing the six kids in the station wagon with the blankets, but it was never a partisan affair. It was about…
I strongly support my friend, Mr. Lieu's amendment. The Constitution bans the very self-dealing behavior that we are seeing this President engage in on a regular basis. President Trump illegally profits every time he and his staff visits…





