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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 don't have any strong objections to the parts of this bill that deal with forest resilience, and I yield to people who know a lot more about forests than I do. But I am concerned that H.R. 2936 is harmful for all of the species that rely…
Sam Clovis, who was the Administration's pick to be the Chief Scientist, is not a scientist of any kind, much less an agricultural scientist.
It's especially important because this Administration has repeatedly undermined science, particularly in agencies where science should be the key component.
Obama's simple recognition was an acceptance of this gift to the American people.
Security concerns related to the Kaspersky Lab products and reported ties between Eugene Kaspersky, his company, and Russian intelligence services have been brewing within the U.S. intelligence community for years.
I just want to begin with a simple statement that I love hydropower. As someone who thinks that all the science in climate change is real, developing hydropower is very important for us.
Taking these options off the table before we even study the costs and benefits is misguided.
H.R. 3916 would also reduce Interior's already strained budget and capacity to manage and recover endangered fish.
Unfortunately, H.R. 3144 takes us in the wrong direction by blocking science-based fisheries management.
We should work toward achieving a better balance between multiple uses on our rivers, including removal of low-value dams to aid salmon recovery.
I respectfully advise my colleagues to collaborate with our Federal agencies, who are the experts in the field, rather than rushing through partisan legislation.
What cannot be ignored, though, is the significant negative impacts the bill could have on endangered salmon and steelhead.
The sponsor, Representative McMorris Rodgers, and I do agree that dams and fish can co-exist.
This debate is not about dams versus no dams. The debate is about striking the appropriate balance between things like responsible hydropower development and sound fisheries protection.
The advanced technologies being developed and pioneering research being conducted at NIST makes security of its facilities and technologies critically important.
I appreciate the opportunity to address the House on this issue. I hear so much from my friends on the other side that I agree with, and I very much would like to work closely with them. I point out to the chairman of the Joint Economic…
The caribou are a food source for Alaskan indigenous groups who have lived off the land for thousands of years. All of this devastation will likely do very little in the short run to reduce the deficit. The oil prices are so low that no…
This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. I offer this amendment to recommit to reveal the flaws in the…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage of the…
I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Beyer moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3697 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to…
I stand here also to express my strong support for the Amash amendment. Civil asset forfeiture without limits presents one of the strongest threats to our civil, property, and constitutional rights. It creates a reverse incentive for law…
I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
I thank the perspective of the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on this. I think our clear understanding is that the exemptions, as currently written, allow for all normal farming, ranching, forestry activities, and that the…
To respond to both my friends from South Carolina, one of the dilemmas with the additional exploration is that, by law, the data obtained from the seismic surveys are proprietary. They will belong to the many different companies that will…
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