Congressman Don Beyer

06/10/2026

As more AI data centers are built, Americans are concerned about their energy, water, and land use, as well as air, noise, and light pollution.

Little reliable information is public, so Senator Edward J. Markey and I introduced our AI Environmental Impacts Act to bring it to light.

Read more about our AI Environmental Impacts Act:

Representative Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chair of the House Artificial Intelligence Caucus, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today reintroduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Environmental Impacts Act of 2026. The legislation would re...

06/10/2026

When President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women were making 30% less than their male counterparts on average.

In the decades since, the Equal Pay Act has cut this gap in half, but we need to keep working until there is no pay gap at all!

06/10/2026

Today's U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ Consumer Price Index report showed inflation rising 4.2 percent over the past year and 0.5 percent in May alone, the highest annual inflation rate since 2023.

Americans are paying more to drive to work, more to keep the lights on, more for rent, and more to feed their families. Today's inflation report is yet another painful reminder that American families are paying the price for President Trump’s disastrous policies while the Republican-controlled Congress continues to enable him.

Any real wage gains have been swallowed up by higher prices. Families are working just as hard and finding that they can afford no more than they could months ago – and these higher prices are the direct result of President Trump’s choices. He imposed sweeping tariffs that economists repeatedly warned would raise costs for American consumers and forced our country into a reckless war in Iran that continues to drive up energy prices.

And yet, my Republican colleagues in Congress seem far more interested in advancing the President's agenda than in lowering costs for the families they were elected to serve. Just yesterday, Congress approved another $70 billion for DHS while refusing to fund critical tax credits that would lower healthcare costs for American families. At the same time, Republicans remain unwilling to stop President Trump from restoring a nearly $2 billion slush fund or from pursuing tax immunity that shields himself, his family, and his businesses from being prosecuted for future financial crimes. Families watching their paychecks buy less every month have every right to ask why Congress has endless enthusiasm for funding the administration’s political priorities but cannot find the urgency to lower costs.

Republicans in Congress should be ashamed of themselves. As working families struggle with rising costs and the President openly abuses the powers of his office for personal benefit, congressional Republicans have stood by in silence. Their abdication of responsibility is a stain on this institution, a betrayal of the American people, and a failure that will be remembered long after today's inflation report is forgotten.

06/10/2026

06/09/2026

Trump promised repeatedly that he would “end inflation” starting on day one but by almost every measure, he's failed to achieve those goals.

And far from lowering costs, his tariffs have only made the affordability crisis worse for the American people.

06/09/2026

Celebrating 250 years of our democracy should be a celebration for every American, regardless of who they voted for. But Donald Trump only knows how to celebrate himself and is using your tax dollars to pay for it.

America250 is facing a $100 million “shortfall.” The Trump-created group Freedom 250 has received $80 million in taxpayer dollars.

06/09/2026

Just last year, Republicans in Congress gave DHS $170 billion to fund chaos and violence in cities across the country. It resulted in the deaths of American citizens.

They just voted to give DHS another $70 billion with no reforms to rein the lawlessness in. I voted NO.

06/09/2026

Republicans in Congress are bringing up legislation that gives ICE another $70 billion in funding for a vote, while still refusing to extend ACA tax credits that help families keep their healthcare coverage.

They're telling us what their priorities are.

06/08/2026

As Virginia hospitals grapple with the massive healthcare cuts enacted by Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, many are forced to consider service reductions or face possible closure.

For Virginians, this means limited access to care and longer travel times to reach providers.

Many rural hospitals in Virginia are at risk of closing and/or are facing significant financial distress, according to a new draft report from Virginia’s Joint Commission on Health Care presented t…

06/08/2026

I’m glad to see the court block President Trump’s unlawful H-1B visa fees, which imposed significant new costs and an unnecessary burden on already understaffed healthcare facilities across the country.

It's a significant victory for states who sued Trump over the proclamation, saying the $100,000 fee had damaged their ability to hire workers