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I introduced the Choose Medicare Act to do just that, and am a proud co-sponsor of Medicare for All. I have also championed legislation to lower prescription drug costs and fought as a member of the House Science Committee","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools, churches, and hospitals from immigration enforcement activities, to joining lawsuits challenging the unconstitutional and illegal a","detail":"the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools, churches, and hospitals from immigration enforcement activities, to joining lawsuits challenging the unconstitutional and illegal acts of Trump and his goons in court, to active involvement in individual cases like that of Dr. Badar Khan Suri, who the administration sought – unsuccessfully, so far – to deport for social media posts. I have also led and joined legislation to rein in ICE, like the ICE Visibility Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrations Act, visited detention facilities in Virginia to conduct oversight","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"have led the legislative fight against Trump’s tariffs in the House, offering bills to repeal the tariffs and signing onto amicus briefs to support the court battle against them. ​ Eliminating Trump’s","detail":"have led the legislative fight against Trump’s tariffs in the House, offering bills to repeal the tariffs and signing onto amicus briefs to support the court battle against them. ​ Eliminating Trump’s tariffs is one of the most effective steps we can take to make life affordable for the American people, but it’s not the only one. In Congress, I have championed expansion of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit to spur the construction of new homes and bring down housing prices. I’ve helped pass legislation that would extend health care tax credits that make health coverage more affordable and","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Climate","stance":"comprehensive action on a grand scale. In Congress, I serve as Co-Chair of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, a group of over 70 Democrats pushing solutions to move the country away from carbon po","detail":"comprehensive action on a grand scale. In Congress, I serve as Co-Chair of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, a group of over 70 Democrats pushing solutions to move the country away from carbon pollution. ​ Carbon pricing is one of the most important tools available that can help us meet the speed and scale with which we need to respond. For that reason, I am the sponsor of the Healthy Climate and Family Security Act, a carbon cap and dividend bill that would auction carbon pollution credits and return the proceeds electronically every quarter to every American. I also support a Green","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Education","stance":"law-abiding people and, with increasing frequency, U.S. citizens. The Administration has targeted students and academics for detention and deportation simply for voicing their opinions. We’ve seen a n","detail":"law-abiding people and, with increasing frequency, U.S. citizens. The Administration has targeted students and academics for detention and deportation simply for voicing their opinions. We’ve seen a near-total assault on legal forms of immigration into the United States by nonwhite people through travel bans, the dismantling of asylum protections, and the intentional breakdown of the citizenship process. ​ These are not just attacks on immigrants, they are attacks on American values. I have done all I can to oppose the racism and illegal mayhem of this Administration, with legislation like","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Gun Control","stance":"other American communities cause horrific tragedies that we have sadly come to expect. Yet, most gun violence does not get that level of attention. Every day, more than 124 people in the U.S. die by g","detail":"other American communities cause horrific tragedies that we have sadly come to expect. Yet, most gun violence does not get that level of attention. Every day, more than 124 people in the U.S. die by gunshot, totaling over 38,000 a year, many of them by suicide. ​ Halting gun violence has been a major focus of my work in Congress. I am a lead cosponsor of the bipartisan Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, legislation that would encourage states to temporarily remove access to firearms from people in crisis with a petition from law enforcement or family members. ​ I proudly voted for the","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"generation gave us and what the military generations following have continued to do. ​ I lead the Veterans Transition Support Act, which aims to improve the disability claims process for veterans. The","detail":"generation gave us and what the military generations following have continued to do. ​ I lead the Veterans Transition Support Act, which aims to improve the disability claims process for veterans. The bill would expand the Solid Start program to help transitioning service members file claims pre-separation and minimize interruptions in medical care and benefits. We owe our troops and, after their service, our veterans, the best possible care. And when there are problems with accessing that care, we should move in good faith—and without unnecessary partisan rancor—to remedy the situation. ​","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Criminal Justice","stance":"must be addressed in all legislation, whether environmental justice, health care, education, or police reform. I am a vocal supporter of equity in health care and am proud of my strong voting record i","detail":"must be addressed in all legislation, whether environmental justice, health care, education, or police reform. I am a vocal supporter of equity in health care and am proud of my strong voting record in favor of environmental justice. As Joint Economic Committee Chair, I have held hearings on racial disparities in employment, wealth, income, and health, and on the gender pay gap’s disproportionate impacts on Black women. I introduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act to ban seclusion and create federal standards limiting the restraint of students across the country, a major civil rights","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Crypto","stance":"January 6th, 2021. He’s lined his pockets and the pockets of his family members with ill-gotten crypto money as his allies and donors get rich off of his administration’s policies. ​ I am doing all I ","detail":"January 6th, 2021. He’s lined his pockets and the pockets of his family members with ill-gotten crypto money as his allies and donors get rich off of his administration’s policies. ​ I am doing all I can to oppose this would-be dictator and his lawless administration. I have joined legal efforts to fight Trump’s authoritarian takeover in court, many of which have been successful. I’ve fought his overreach via legislation to lower costs, protect Americans’ health care, and stop Trump’s draconian immigration enforcement. Because of my committee assignments and district, my legislative work","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Agriculture","stance":"including nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. These cuts will be particularly devastating to rural communities, but people all over the country are already seeing skyrocketing health costs and, in","detail":"including nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. These cuts will be particularly devastating to rural communities, but people all over the country are already seeing skyrocketing health costs and, in many cases, finding that they simply cannot afford coverage at all. Additionally, Trump appointed vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. health system. Kennedy has surrounded himself with a team of quacks, kooks, and loons who are endangering the American public by gutting public health measures and weakening public guidance and support for vaccines,","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Abortion","stance":"must be able to make the family planning decisions that work best for them and their families. Reproductive care and abortion rights are essential health care, and I have voted repeatedly for the Wome","detail":"must be able to make the family planning decisions that work best for them and their families. Reproductive care and abortion rights are essential health care, and I have voted repeatedly for the Women’s Health Protection Act to enshrine that right in federal law. I have also been an intentional advocate for economic empowerment of women. Working women make up almost half of the American labor force; yet gender pay gaps remain.Women must be able to make their own economic decisions, including whether and when to have children. This is possible only with affordable child care, workplace","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"the country to fight back and undo these terrible actions that will make Americans less healthy. Housing It’s no secret that there’s an affordable housing crisis in this country, and this is certainly","detail":"the country to fight back and undo these terrible actions that will make Americans less healthy. Housing It’s no secret that there’s an affordable housing crisis in this country, and this is certainly the case in Virginia’s 8th District. In Virginia alone, there is a shortage of 148,720 rental homes that are affordable and available for extremely low-income renters. We know that when people have adequate access to housing, it leads to stronger and more productive communities, greater economic mobility and job growth, and better educational and health outcomes. ​ I have spearheaded efforts","source_url":"http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities","source_date":"2026-07-11"},{"topic":"Social Security","stance":"House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, trade, health care, Social Security, and more. I hold a leadership position in the New Democrat Coalition—the largest ideolog","detail":"House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, trade, health care, Social Security, and more. I hold a leadership position in the New Democrat Coalition—the largest ideological group of House Democrats—as chair of its Trade Task Force. 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