Congress passed laws to create a professional, career federal workforce hired and promoted based on skill and merit, not on political loyalty.
Trump’s illegal purge is coupled with an illegal requirement that Elon Musk and his team of political commissars at "DOGE" vet all potential hires. 3/
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Virginia District 8
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
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Voting Record — 553
Yes41%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting3%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratVirginia District 8
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Donald S.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 47 sponsored · 174 cosponsored
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Federal workers and their expertise are vital to Americans’ health and security. They work everyday to protect us from disease, crime, and threats foreign and domestic and care for our veterans.
Mass layoffs of federal workers will damage these and other vital services Americans depend on. 2/
The Musk-Trump Administration’s purge of the federal civil service is illegal, terrible for the country, and paves the way for increased corruption. 1/
The statute of limitations to prosecute offenses under this taxpayer privacy law could run for up to 6 years—past the current administration.
Just now: during my questions in @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social oversight hearing on the IRS, a tax law expert testified that unauthorized access or sharing of taxpayers' personal data would be a crime, punishable by fine or up to five years in prison.
youtu.be/ADND7uq54yA?...
He halted enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
He disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.
Trump is declaring open season for public corruption. 2/2
Trump's presidency is a Golden Era — for corruption.
He fired independent watchdogs who investigate waste, fraud, and illegal activity.
He fired the top whistleblower protection official.
He fired the top government ethics official. 1/2
Because Virginia AG Jason Miyares chose party loyalty over Virginians' wellbeing, this order unfreezing medical research funding doesn't apply in VA. Miyares refused to join the suit on medical research, and the order only applies to plaintiff states. We need leaders willing to stand for Virginians.
NEW:
Federal judge in Massachusetts enters Emergency Temporary Restraining Order blocking Trump Administration from cutting health research grant money, including 15% cap on overhead costs.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Judge O'Toole has extended his freeze on the Musk-Trump Administration's "deferred resignation" offers to federal employees "until further order of the Court"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau steps in when Americans have been ripped off by big banks or corporations.
It has returned more than $20 billion to consumers since it was founded over a decade ago.
Now the world’s richest man is bragging about ending it.
Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer
And just like that, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau homepage, consumerfinance.gov, is being erased. As of January 30, 2025, CFPB enforcement actions resulted in
$19.7 billion in consumer relief.
Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest target of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Elon Musk shares the message that Social Security is “a ripoff.” The Musk-Trump Administration has their sights on Social Security. We are fighting their tyranny and corruption, but Republicans are bending the knee. People need to know this is happening.
Trump hasn't reintroduced the Muslim Ban yet because the White House is following a process to try and avoid having it struck down in court (as it was in his first term, twice), but it is coming. Republicans could stop this, if they had the courage.
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
Earlier this week I joined @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social launching an investigation into Elon Musk's corrupt takeover of Treasury systems and access to Americans' private information. Happily, a federal court just halted "DOGE" access at Treasury. More: democrats-waysandmeans.house.gov/media-center...
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Press Release: as Trump unleashes ICE on immigrants in schools, hospitals, churches, and other sensitive locations, @beyer.house.gov joins bicameral delegation led by @repespaillat.bsky.social to reintroduce Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
If you or a loved one has cancer or Alzheimer's, or are in clinical trials for these or other diseases, you should know the Musk-Trump shutdown of medical research funding is a major threat to our ability to find cures.
We are shouting this out with one voice: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
Remember as you see news of bird flu cases spreading- the Musk-Trump Administration is weakening our scientific and medical agencies, and preventing them from responding
On Monday I led Dems in Congress to shine a light on Elon's illegal, unconstitutional, immoral, and corrupt destruction of USAID. Last night a federal judge just issued an order temporarily halting Musk's attacks on USAID workers. Here are my remarks Monday at USAID, ICYMI:
youtu.be/fFbs9ghvUVQ
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Voting History553 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
553 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | H. Res. 5 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Election of the Speaker | NOT_VOTING | — | — | Johnson (LA) |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Call by States | PRESENT | — | — | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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