Congressman Don Beyer
@beyer.house.gov
Representing Northern Virginia in the U.S. House.
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I've always opposed American attacks on Venezuela and I oppose them now.
You don't need sympathy for Maduro to grasp that attacking another country for unclear, shifting rationales without domestic support or a clear plan for the day after won't make us safer.
You don't need sympathy for Maduro to grasp that attacking another country for unclear, shifting rationales without domestic support or a clear plan for the day after won't make us safer.
Takeaways from this morning's December jobs report:
- Negative job growth in the final quarter of 2025
- The worst year for job growth outside a recession in 20+ years
- Manufacturing jobs plummeting
- Barely any job growth since Trump announced tariffs
This is not good.
- Negative job growth in the final quarter of 2025
- The worst year for job growth outside a recession in 20+ years
- Manufacturing jobs plummeting
- Barely any job growth since Trump announced tariffs
This is not good.
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Takeaways from this morning's December jobs report:
- Negative job growth in the final quarter of 2025
- The worst year for job growth outside a recession in 20+ years
- Manufacturing jobs plummeting
- Barely any job growth since Trump announced tariffs
This is not good.
- Negative job growth in the final quarter of 2025
- The worst year for job growth outside a recession in 20+ years
- Manufacturing jobs plummeting
- Barely any job growth since Trump announced tariffs
This is not good.
Leaders in the party that once claimed to stand for individual freedom and limited government now say if you don’t do what the masked men say, regardless of whether their orders are legal or contradictory, you won’t “get to keep your life.”
They may kill you without trial.
They may kill you without trial.
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Leaders in the party that once claimed to stand for individual freedom and limited government now say if you don’t do what the masked men say, regardless of whether their orders are legal or contradictory, you won’t “get to keep your life.”
They may kill you without trial.
They may kill you without trial.
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December jobs numbers are out: Employment continues to slow, and we added +50k jobs. The unemployment rate fell a tick to 4.4%.
Oooph, revisions are brutal: October revised down -68k to -173k; November revised down -8k to +56k. Remember: The Fed thinks these numbers are overstated by 60k.
Oooph, revisions are brutal: October revised down -68k to -173k; November revised down -8k to +56k. Remember: The Fed thinks these numbers are overstated by 60k.
January 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
December jobs numbers are out: Employment continues to slow, and we added +50k jobs. The unemployment rate fell a tick to 4.4%.
Oooph, revisions are brutal: October revised down -68k to -173k; November revised down -8k to +56k. Remember: The Fed thinks these numbers are overstated by 60k.
Oooph, revisions are brutal: October revised down -68k to -173k; November revised down -8k to +56k. Remember: The Fed thinks these numbers are overstated by 60k.
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Economy lost an average of 22k jobs over the last 3 months
January 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Economy lost an average of 22k jobs over the last 3 months
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The first year of Trump's economy, wrapped:
> "The worst year for job gains outside of a recession since 2003." www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/e...
> "The worst year for job gains outside of a recession since 2003." www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/e...
US economy added 50,000 jobs in December, capping off one of the weakest years of job gains in decades | CNN Business
Hiring slowed more than expected in December, marking a sluggish end to what was one of the weakest years of job growth in decades.
www.cnn.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The first year of Trump's economy, wrapped:
> "The worst year for job gains outside of a recession since 2003." www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/e...
> "The worst year for job gains outside of a recession since 2003." www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/e...
Every day more Americans are hurt by the Republican health care crisis.
But Democrats put forward this bill to help the American people by extending health care tax credits, and forced a vote on it.
Thanks to a few sensible colleagues on the other side, that bill just passed.
But Democrats put forward this bill to help the American people by extending health care tax credits, and forced a vote on it.
Thanks to a few sensible colleagues on the other side, that bill just passed.
Don Beyer Speaks on Importance of Extending ACA Tax Credits on the House Floor
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Every day more Americans are hurt by the Republican health care crisis.
But Democrats put forward this bill to help the American people by extending health care tax credits, and forced a vote on it.
Thanks to a few sensible colleagues on the other side, that bill just passed.
But Democrats put forward this bill to help the American people by extending health care tax credits, and forced a vote on it.
Thanks to a few sensible colleagues on the other side, that bill just passed.
The Trump Administration is brazenly lying to justify murder, telling us to ignore what we've seen on video.
We must honor Renee Good's memory by demanding justice and accountability.
Congress and authorities must investigate and hold the perpetrators accountable.
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We must honor Renee Good's memory by demanding justice and accountability.
Congress and authorities must investigate and hold the perpetrators accountable.
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Don Beyer Demands Investigation After ICE Officer Murders US Citizen in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The Trump Administration is brazenly lying to justify murder, telling us to ignore what we've seen on video.
We must honor Renee Good's memory by demanding justice and accountability.
Congress and authorities must investigate and hold the perpetrators accountable.
youtube.com/shorts/ztv6W...
We must honor Renee Good's memory by demanding justice and accountability.
Congress and authorities must investigate and hold the perpetrators accountable.
youtube.com/shorts/ztv6W...
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The FBI must work with the professionals at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer yesterday.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The FBI must work with the professionals at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer yesterday.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
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Thousands of Minnesotans gathered last night to honor Renee Nicole Good. We will never accept that a single federal agent can be judge, jury, and executioner in our streets. ICE needs to get out of Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thousands of Minnesotans gathered last night to honor Renee Nicole Good. We will never accept that a single federal agent can be judge, jury, and executioner in our streets. ICE needs to get out of Minneapolis.
The video shows that the driver of the vehicle turned her wheels to avoid the ICE agents who surrounded her, screamed profanity at her, and gave her conflicting orders.
They escalated the situation, put the public in danger, killed her without justification, and kept firing at her.
They escalated the situation, put the public in danger, killed her without justification, and kept firing at her.
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The video shows that the driver of the vehicle turned her wheels to avoid the ICE agents who surrounded her, screamed profanity at her, and gave her conflicting orders.
They escalated the situation, put the public in danger, killed her without justification, and kept firing at her.
They escalated the situation, put the public in danger, killed her without justification, and kept firing at her.
The Trump Administration sent ICE to communities like Minneapolis to sow fear and division.
A masked ICE agent just killed an unarmed woman without justification, and the Administration is lying about it.
This doesn't make us safer. We need an investigation and accountability.
A masked ICE agent just killed an unarmed woman without justification, and the Administration is lying about it.
This doesn't make us safer. We need an investigation and accountability.
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Trump Administration sent ICE to communities like Minneapolis to sow fear and division.
A masked ICE agent just killed an unarmed woman without justification, and the Administration is lying about it.
This doesn't make us safer. We need an investigation and accountability.
A masked ICE agent just killed an unarmed woman without justification, and the Administration is lying about it.
This doesn't make us safer. We need an investigation and accountability.
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I want to express my deepest sympathy to the family and loved ones of the woman killed by ICE this morning.
She should not have died today. This should not have happened. I can’t imagine the heartbreak you are going through and the grief you are enduring.
She should not have died today. This should not have happened. I can’t imagine the heartbreak you are going through and the grief you are enduring.
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I want to express my deepest sympathy to the family and loved ones of the woman killed by ICE this morning.
She should not have died today. This should not have happened. I can’t imagine the heartbreak you are going through and the grief you are enduring.
She should not have died today. This should not have happened. I can’t imagine the heartbreak you are going through and the grief you are enduring.
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There is no evidence that the officer who shot the woman was injured at ALL, despite Trump’s claim here that he is “recovering in the hospital.”
Immediately after the shooting you can see him walking completely normally, and he stayed on the scene for a while before driving off.
Immediately after the shooting you can see him walking completely normally, and he stayed on the scene for a while before driving off.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
There is no evidence that the officer who shot the woman was injured at ALL, despite Trump’s claim here that he is “recovering in the hospital.”
Immediately after the shooting you can see him walking completely normally, and he stayed on the scene for a while before driving off.
Immediately after the shooting you can see him walking completely normally, and he stayed on the scene for a while before driving off.
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Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
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Trump is lying, again.
The only time NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense provision was ever invoked was by the U.S. after 9/11.
Hundreds of soldiers from our NATO allies were killed fighting alongside American troops in Afghanistan.
Trump insulting our allies makes us weaker.
The only time NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense provision was ever invoked was by the U.S. after 9/11.
Hundreds of soldiers from our NATO allies were killed fighting alongside American troops in Afghanistan.
Trump insulting our allies makes us weaker.
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Trump is lying, again.
The only time NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense provision was ever invoked was by the U.S. after 9/11.
Hundreds of soldiers from our NATO allies were killed fighting alongside American troops in Afghanistan.
Trump insulting our allies makes us weaker.
The only time NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense provision was ever invoked was by the U.S. after 9/11.
Hundreds of soldiers from our NATO allies were killed fighting alongside American troops in Afghanistan.
Trump insulting our allies makes us weaker.
Speaker Johnson could easily place the January 6th plaque, and he knows it. The issue isn't the content, which he isn't trying to resolve.
He's trying to hide and bury the past because it is uncomfortable for him and for Trump. And he's insulting the officers who protected him.
He's trying to hide and bury the past because it is uncomfortable for him and for Trump. And he's insulting the officers who protected him.
This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Speaker Johnson could easily place the January 6th plaque, and he knows it. The issue isn't the content, which he isn't trying to resolve.
He's trying to hide and bury the past because it is uncomfortable for him and for Trump. And he's insulting the officers who protected him.
He's trying to hide and bury the past because it is uncomfortable for him and for Trump. And he's insulting the officers who protected him.
If you don't know what Trump means when he says "we're going to run Venezuela," you are not alone.
The Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader also apparently have no idea what that means and are unable to answer basic questions about it:
The Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader also apparently have no idea what that means and are unable to answer basic questions about it:
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
If you don't know what Trump means when he says "we're going to run Venezuela," you are not alone.
The Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader also apparently have no idea what that means and are unable to answer basic questions about it:
The Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader also apparently have no idea what that means and are unable to answer basic questions about it:
In the absence of a strong federal response to AI, states are wisely taking the lead to create guardrails.
Trump’s attempt to undo this progress is prioritizing the profits of powerful tech corporations over the safety of the American people.
I'm leading the fight to stop it.
Trump’s attempt to undo this progress is prioritizing the profits of powerful tech corporations over the safety of the American people.
I'm leading the fight to stop it.
Don Beyer Discusses Trump's Terrible AI Executive Order with Texas Paul
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In the absence of a strong federal response to AI, states are wisely taking the lead to create guardrails.
Trump’s attempt to undo this progress is prioritizing the profits of powerful tech corporations over the safety of the American people.
I'm leading the fight to stop it.
Trump’s attempt to undo this progress is prioritizing the profits of powerful tech corporations over the safety of the American people.
I'm leading the fight to stop it.
This attack on trans youth is beyond the pale. But this administration has made clear time and time again that the cruelty is the point.
This is absolutely wrong, and this kind of cruelty kills people.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This is absolutely wrong, and this kind of cruelty kills people.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
HHS to revoke funding from hospitals offering youth gender transition care
The proposed regulations would bar medical providers who offer gender transition care to transgender youth from receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
This attack on trans youth is beyond the pale. But this administration has made clear time and time again that the cruelty is the point.
This is absolutely wrong, and this kind of cruelty kills people.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This is absolutely wrong, and this kind of cruelty kills people.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Trump says he’s “pro-police” and “tough on crime”, yet he unleashed 1,500+ criminals onto our streets, many of whom assaulted law enforcement on J6. Since Trump’s pardons, they’ve committed:
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Trump says he’s “pro-police” and “tough on crime”, yet he unleashed 1,500+ criminals onto our streets, many of whom assaulted law enforcement on J6. Since Trump’s pardons, they’ve committed:
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
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Democrats have forced a vote to restore the ACA tax credits and reverse massive premium hikes that would otherwise devastate working families.
This week, Republicans will have to choose between keeping health care unaffordable or finally delivering relief for their constituents.
This week, Republicans will have to choose between keeping health care unaffordable or finally delivering relief for their constituents.
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Democrats have forced a vote to restore the ACA tax credits and reverse massive premium hikes that would otherwise devastate working families.
This week, Republicans will have to choose between keeping health care unaffordable or finally delivering relief for their constituents.
This week, Republicans will have to choose between keeping health care unaffordable or finally delivering relief for their constituents.
Trump promised to eliminate inflation, stop endless wars, and be a peacemaker.
Instead he's driving prices higher, starting new conflicts, and threatening to send U.S. troops overseas for regime change.
Instead he's driving prices higher, starting new conflicts, and threatening to send U.S. troops overseas for regime change.
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Trump promised to eliminate inflation, stop endless wars, and be a peacemaker.
Instead he's driving prices higher, starting new conflicts, and threatening to send U.S. troops overseas for regime change.
Instead he's driving prices higher, starting new conflicts, and threatening to send U.S. troops overseas for regime change.
One of the final House votes of 2025 was a vote on @repmcgovern.bsky.social war powers resolution to bar President Trump from military action against Venezuela without authorization by Congress.
All Republicans except Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene voted to defeat the measure:
All Republicans except Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene voted to defeat the measure:
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One of the final House votes of 2025 was a vote on @repmcgovern.bsky.social war powers resolution to bar President Trump from military action against Venezuela without authorization by Congress.
All Republicans except Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene voted to defeat the measure:
All Republicans except Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene voted to defeat the measure:
No one should be under any illusions that what Trump did here was about "ousting dictators."
Trump loves dictators.
Trump loves dictators.
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
No one should be under any illusions that what Trump did here was about "ousting dictators."
Trump loves dictators.
Trump loves dictators.