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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.

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Jun 12, 2025

Isn’t this embarrassing?

msnbc.com
Jun 12, 2025

people will die. That is not hyperbole. It is reality. When you cut PEPFAR, which is the signature program that President George W. Bush created to eradicate the AIDS epidemic, people will die. OMB Director Russ Vought confirmed that the…

govinfo.gov
May 21, 2025

our dearly departed friend and colleague Gerry Connolly used to say our job was to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. This bill does the opposite. My Republican friends say this act is about helping the working families in…

govinfo.gov
May 13, 2025

[they made provisions like addressing taxes on tips and overtime pay temporary, as opposed to the cuts for the richest 1%, which they made permanent]

cbsnews.com
Mar 5, 2025

Everything Trump does on trade maximizes chaos and uncertainty.

commondreams.org
Mar 5, 2025

Last night Republicans suddenly discovered a major emergency: 'decorum.'

newsweek.com
Mar 5, 2025

Keeping his tariffs in place will cost families up to $2,000, but imposing and lifting them over and over again also has a cost.

commondreams.org
Mar 4, 2025

I don’t want to legitimize what [Trump] has done.

cnn.com
Mar 3, 2025

I add my thanks and my condolences, and the very real grief of my constituents and neighbors, to what has already been said. We are here today to honor the lives lost on American Eagle Flight 5342 and the brave souls aboard the PAT 25…

govinfo.gov
Mar 3, 2025

And they will fail to achieve any of the pretextual objectives Trump has stated for imposing them.

alternet.org
Mar 3, 2025

The trade war Trump is igniting will weaken our economy and cause chaos in our marketplace as Americans pay the cost in the form of higher prices on everyday items.

alternet.org
Mar 3, 2025

to work with us to reassert Congress' role in setting strategic, stable trade policies and to invest in the American economy.

alternet.org
Mar 3, 2025

The tariffs Trump just imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China will raise costs by up to $2,000 per year for an average American family.

alternet.org
Mar 3, 2025

Republicans in Congress could stop this at any time by passing legislation I and others have offered to rein in Trump's abuses of tariff authorities.

alternet.org
Mar 3, 2025

Americans simply cannot afford to be caught in endless trade wars.

alternet.org
Feb 25, 2025

While we are doing math, when I divide $2 trillion in savings and cuts over 10 years, I get $200 billion a year. Madam Chair, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Clark), the whip of the House…

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Feb 25, 2025

To add to the distributional impacts, the top 5 percent pay 38 percent of the taxes, but they have more than 60 percent of the wealth. The bottom 10 percent pay very little but live hand-to-mouth, including more than 12 percent of our…

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Feb 25, 2025

With respect to my friend from Arizona, that is not what I heard. We heard that this budget resolution, as put together, promises cuts that we are desperately afraid of. When we do the math, in Congressman Schweikert's district, Arizona 1…

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Feb 25, 2025

Let me just respond to my good friend from Arizona. No, that is not what Democrats want. We don't want to see taxes go up for average, middle-class Americans at all. This is what our budget experts say, based on the budget resolution…

govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2025

I will be happy to retract. I also notice that our anxiety about Social Security will not go away.

govinfo.gov
Feb 17, 2025

mass firings of FAA workers—at a time when they already have serious staffing problems—would be dangerous at any time

commondreams.org
Feb 6, 2025

I thank Mr. Tonko for his leadership, for putting this together, and for leading this bill year after year. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the Trump administration's unconscionable and irresponsible attacks on America's…

govinfo.gov
Feb 6, 2025

What Trump and Musk have done is not only wrong, it’s illegal.

thenation.com
Feb 5, 2025

You tear down the federal government, you also tear down our whole society.

nbcnews.com
Feb 5, 2025

Deferred resignation is designed to tempt you, but there are major reasons for concern.

commondreams.org

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