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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.

Quotes by year · 2015–2026631 total · peak 2017 (121)
2015: 84 quotes2016: 73 quotes2017: 121 quotes2018: 77 quotes2019: 77 quotes2020: 15 quotes2021: 35 quotes2022: 37 quotes2023: 48 quotes2024: 14 quotes2025: 26 quotes2026: 24 quotes
Jan 28, 2019

A part of what ObamaCare was designed to address was the fact that premiums were going up very quickly before.

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Sep 12, 2018

It's a way of completely undercutting all the progress we've made in clean air from automobile emissions, and I hope that we will resist it.

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Sep 12, 2018

And evidence shows overwhelmingly that climate change has intensified these extreme weather events, leading to evermore destruction.

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Sep 12, 2018

Our clean air, the public health should not be jeopardized in order to protect any business, large or small.

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Jul 24, 2018

Having been born and raised in Puerto Rico, I want to see affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy available to the whole island.

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Jul 17, 2018

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 138, beginning on line 10, strike section 431. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 996, the…

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Jul 17, 2018

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 138, beginning on line 1, strike section 430. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 996, the…

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Jun 26, 2018

It is critical that we restore network neutrality--which is vital for small business owners who rely on the internet to compete with bigger companies.

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Jun 26, 2018

Strengthening our position in digital trade starts right here at home, by ensuring an open internet that enables innovation to flourish.

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Jun 26, 2018

This failure to lead is a missed opportunity for U.S. small businesses, technology companies, manufacturers and farmers.

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Jun 26, 2018

The President's erratic, aggressive approach is creating an environment of economic uncertainty, is alienating our trading partners and allies, and risks harming the global economy.

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Jun 26, 2018

The tariffs of $30 billion a year would wipe out over a third of the savings American families received from the doubling of the standard deduction in the tax reform bill.

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Jun 26, 2018

The damage to trading relationships with the Administration's moves to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum, and other products harms the United States' ability to forge partnerships.

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Jun 26, 2018

Even the President's Council of Economic Advisers prepared an internal analysis showing that tariffs will harm our economy.

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Jun 26, 2018

Rather than pursue productive discussions with China to drive changes in their trade practices, President Trump has launched a trade war.

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Jun 26, 2018

We need a trade policy that is guided by principle, not whim; that is forward looking, not reactionary.

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Jun 26, 2018

Public expressions of disdain for our leaders of our democratic allies will only make them less likely to engage in productive trade negotiations.

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Jun 26, 2018

Ceding ground to others, including the competitors who are putting up new barriers, hurts our economy and our workers.

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Jun 26, 2018

Not only has digital trade not been front and center, it seems the Administration simply does not have a strategy for how to strengthen U.S. leadership in digital trade nor any interest in creating one.

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Jun 26, 2018

The President's erratic, aggressive approach has created an environment of economic uncertainty, is alienating our trading partners and allies, and risks harming the global economy.

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Jun 26, 2018

The President should not be held to a different standard than the rest of the federal government and our Committee should help the Executive Branch protect Mr. Trump from foreign adversaries, even if the President won't.

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Jun 26, 2018

Unfortunately, we have not yet seen efforts by this Committee to uphold its oversight responsibilities to the American public and investigate these issues.

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Jun 26, 2018

Cell-site simulators, or IMSI catchers, pose risks to both our national security and our personal privacy.

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Jun 20, 2018

That's why I led a letter with Congresswoman Dingell with 87 cosponsors asking Administrator Pruitt to reinstate these longstanding toxic air pollution protections.

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Jun 20, 2018

I don't think I've ever quoted Justice Scalia positively before, but he wrote the unanimous decision from the Court that only public health factors may be considered.

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