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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.
Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, my amendment preserves section 433. H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, deliberately removes the energy usage goals for Federal buildings. In…
Thank you, Mr. Chairman; and thank you all very much for being with us today.
We could certainly use more, but we feel wonderfully happy that the Congress has moved on a transportation bill.
Mr. Chairman, I was disappointed to see the Rules Committee decided to add H.R. 2295, the National Energy Security Corridors Act, to H.R. 8. There is no doubt that getting natural gas to where it is needed and to lowering electric and…
It has come up again and again, especially in light of the context of, do we spend more money for land acquisition when we have this $11 billion backlog?
The good news is that it looks like we are going to have a 5-year highway bill before we leave, the longest since 2005, with new funds.
I've been reading your ideas for some time now and have always found them very interesting. In my simple terms, you agree that climate change is real and it's manmade but the costs to stop or significantly slow this is much greater than…
I think it is something that has gotten so bad now--again, one in three workers needing government permission to work, up from one in 20 in the 1950s--that it does need some sort of federal involvement, or at least federal prodding.
Mr. Chairman, I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Maryland. I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title I of…
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