Rep. Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer
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Representing Northern Virginia’s #VA08 in the U.S. House, serving on @JECDems @WaysMeansCmte. Co-Chair of @CaucusOnClimate. He/Him/His
Northern Virginia & DC
Joined January 2015
Republican leaders are now saying they will keep the House in recess for the FOURTH week in a row as the shutdown drags on. Instead of negotiating a deal to end the shut down, protect Americans' health care, and stop price increases, they're taking a month-long vacation.
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Donald Trump poses a clear threat to our democracy, and today people in our community and across the country came together to stand up to authoritarianism and corruption. Americans and Alexandrians say No Kings!
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Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to extend the tax credits that make health insurance more affordable for our small business owners. This will devastate more than 80,000 small business owners and workers in Virginia.
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George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine lawmakers were also all convicted of crimes:
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George Santos pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud, a small part of his lying and stealing that really hurt people. Trump says it plainly: crimes don’t count if you “vote Republican.” Just like his pardons of those who violently attacked police. Naked corruption.
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It’s beginning to look like President Donald Trump wants to start a war with Venezuela. Americans don't support a war in pursuit of regime change in Venezuela, and neither do I.
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Susan Stamberg opened doors for women in journalism, and helped demonstrate the importance and power of public media. Sending my best to Susan's family and loved ones as we all mourn her loss.
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RIP Susan Stamberg, a trailblazer and one of the all time greats.
Susan Stamberg, one of the "founding mothers" of NPR and the first woman to anchor a national nightly news broadcast in the U.S., has died. She was 87. "Susan's voice was not only a cornerstone of NPR — it was a cornerstone of American life," NPR’s president and CEO Katherine
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This is an outright lie. Republicans made the deepest cuts to SNAP in US history, and we are fighting to extend the ACA tax credits that more than a quarter of our family farmers and ranchers rely on for health care. Your party is in charge. Don’t blame Dems for your failures.
Because of the Democrat shutdown, there are not enough funds to provide SNAP for 40 million Americans come Nov 1. Democrats are putting free healthcare for illegal aliens and their political agenda ahead of food security for American families. Shameful.
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Families across New Jersey are being crushed by rising electricity bills. That's why my colleagues & I are calling on PJM to take all possible measures to bring new energy online & bring down costs as quickly as possible. No more delays.
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"The seismic change in Churchville is already felt by longtime residents who cannot remember the small community in western Augusta County without a doctor... Churchville is losing part of its identity." This is what Trump & Republicans' Big Ugly Bill is doing to rural health:
With clinics closed, Churchville's predicament could foreshadow things to come for more of rural Virginia https://t.co/YUV1f3lMj8
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Hegseth's attempts to block press access at the Pentagon won't work, but they are intended to prevent the American people from learning what is happening within the U.S. military -- which is especially concerning in light of this reporting. He is a disaster and should resign.
"Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea."
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That’s not “no”
"Give me a break," @RealTomHoman tells reporters at White House when asked if he took $50,000 in cash last year from undercover FBI agents. via @aaronlarnavarro
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From ordering the killing of people on boats without any legal process, to special operations and threats of boots on the ground, Trump's "special military operation" in Venezuela looks increasingly focused on regime change. This is a terrible idea and completely unnecessary.
Trump is steadily escalating conflict with Venezuela, and it is increasingly unclear where this is going or what he hopes to achieve:
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The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to the Trump administration’s immigration raids due to a resulting worker shortage.
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The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to the Trump administration’s immigration raids due to a resulting worker shortage.
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Over 170 American citizens were dragged off and held by U.S. Immigration Agents Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds — ProPublica
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The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And...
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being “decimated,” as one person described. “They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding,” said another. “I’m not sure how these programs exist moving forward.”
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A necessary ruling affirming that transparency and accountability are non-negotiable as the Trump administration’s draconian law enforcement tactics continue to sow fear among law-abiding people. My bill with @EleanorNorton would ensure EVERY federal agent wears a body camera.
BREAKING: Immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other actions against protesters, a judge rules.
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Mike Johnson and other Republicans in Congress keep claiming that skyrocketing health care costs are "a December issue," that it can just be fixed later and doesn't matter right now. This is flatly not true, and here's why. 1/
JOHNSON on Dems’ push for Obamacare subsidy deal before open enrollment starts Nov 1: “The last time I checked, it’s Oct. 6. We have the entire month of October. We’ll be here around the clock for all these things. We have to get the government open again to do it”
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