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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.
I thank Congressman Himes for having this Special Order, and I thank him for his passion. Mr. Speaker, I represent many of those people who protect us on Capitol Hill, members of the Capitol Police, the Metropolitan/ Washington D.C. Police…
I rise once again to honor the lifetime contributions of Marie Ridder to Virginia and the Nation. Marie, a distinguished journalist and one of the most passionate conservationists I have known, will celebrate her 100th birthday next…
I've never thought that his personal values matched the values of the American people.
I thank the gentleman once again for staying late and for his 32 years of service just in this institution not counting all the others. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Spanberger), a force of nature and who many…
I thank the gentlewoman for staying late and for her thoughtful remarks. I yield to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), the dean of the Virginia delegation, recently reelected by the steering committee this afternoon, and hopefully to…
I thank Congresswoman Spanberger very much for speaking from the heart, as she always does. I want to put just a little more context into Ms. Wexton also because Congressman Scott mentioned that she had been a prosecutor. She was actually…
I also stand in opposition to this bill, which would provide the administration sweeping, unilateral authority to designate nonprofits as terror-supporting organizations and strip them of their tax-exempt status with no due process and…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I stand with my colleagues today to help raise the alarm about our unsustainable and reckless nuclear posture. Sadly, we have come a long way in the wrong direction since Ronald Reagan and…
I also stand in opposition to H.R. 9495, which would provide this administration and any future administration with sweeping, unilateral authority to designate nonprofits as terror- supporting organizations and strip them of their…
As the designee of Mr. Garamendi, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __…
As the designee of Congressman Garamendi from California, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert…
I keep hearing from my Republican friends that everyone wants to protect the North Atlantic right whale.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. {time} 1445 Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Roy The Acting CHAIR…
I introduced a bill recently with Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act.
I was disappointed that not a single Republican joined Congressman Casten's appropriations letter to ensure that the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights had the funding it needed to pursue actual antisemitic crimes on college…
Before I address this amendment, as a 46-year automobile dealer no longer involved in the family business but still close to my family, I would like to point out that one in six new vehicles sold in America last year was an electric…
I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia's time has expired.
necessary for Congress to step up and legislate strong standards for equity, bias, risk management, and consumer protection.
To restate, we have the most unequal incomes, the most wealth inequality in the industrialized world right now.
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, this 15- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on the passage of the bill, if…
I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Beyer of Virginia moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6276 to the Committee on Transportation and…
I rise this afternoon to honor the lifetime contributions of Marie Ridder to Virginia and to our Nation. Marie, a distinguished journalist and one of the most passionate conservationists I have ever known, celebrated her 99th birthday just…





