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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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May 24, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 13, beginning on line 3, strike section 108. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 743, the gentleman from…

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May 24, 2016

Much like the previous discussion, our amendment would simply strike section 110. As it stands, section 110 would prevent the implementation of the Clean Water Rule. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers…

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May 17, 2016

I would like to thank the chairman from Texas for adding my amendment to this en bloc. Mr. Chairman, my amendment today would require the Defense Department and FAA to study the impact of military helicopter noise in the national capital…

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May 17, 2016

This past weekend, the students of Longfellow Middle School in my district participated in the Aerospace Industry Association 2016 Team America Rocketry Challenge.

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May 16, 2016

I just want to be here today to speak and strongly defend our National Ocean Policy.

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May 11, 2016

Defending against cyber threats is a persistent and evolving battle, and the cyber hazards that confront the public and private sectors come in various forms.

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May 11, 2016

Is the 10,000 records threshold not de facto sufficient for the 7-day reporting?

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May 11, 2016

You say that in determining whether major, minor incident, that you used their signed statements.

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May 11, 2016

Once again, I have a hard time understanding how you could inadvertently download 10,000 customer records or bank records.

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May 11, 2016

I'm glad the FDIC has installed new software that allowed them to identify these recent breaches and respond to them.

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May 11, 2016

I don't want to harp on this too much, but you'll forgive us if there's a certain amount of skepticism of seven different people downloading information just as they're leaving that affects more than 10,000 records, and none of them seem…

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Apr 27, 2016

Isn't it the requirement in a democracy that our government officials meet freely with both sides, with those for and against, to try to come to a proper determination about how to move forward?

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Mar 14, 2016

While I admit the title of this hearing, 'Racing to Regulate,' is catchy, I really don't think the Environmental Protection Agency has been racing ahead to apply a 40-year-old provision of the Clean Air Act.

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Mar 14, 2016

You know, you should beware the Ides of March. Maybe he's the one that needs to be worried about that.

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Mar 14, 2016

It's bad for the rule of law and for our understanding as law-abiding citizens to have laws or regulations on the books that we do not enforce.

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Mar 14, 2016

It would be excellent, Mr. Chairman, to get the EPA to come to actually hear their thoughts on the consequences of H.R. 4715.

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Mar 14, 2016

I do hope that if we are the Committee of markup for H.R. 4715 that the EPA has a chance to talk about the implications of 4715 on the people we actually want to enforce the law against, not the racecar drivers.

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Mar 14, 2016

I think it's unfortunate that we keep making the EPA the bad guy here, especially when they've never enforced this against racecar drivers.

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Mar 14, 2016

There's been some discussion about whether it makes sense to do an exemption or create a different classification for certified cars that become racecars.

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Mar 14, 2016

Statement submitted by Representative Donald S. Beyer, Jr., Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.

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Mar 3, 2016

America and the world lost an indefatigable champion, a distinguished gentleman, and a charismatic friend with the death of James V. Kimsey this past Tuesday. Jim was larger than life. Everything Jim touched has become part of the history…

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Mar 2, 2016

The Loan Guarantee Program was initiated by a Republican Congress and a Republican President in 2005.

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Mar 1, 2016

Prior to 1982, buy-backs were a very limited use of corporate profits.

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Mar 1, 2016

Buy-backs, as we know, can make earnings reports look better and improve short-term executive compensation, and foster short-term thinking in the corporate governance.

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