Happy first day of Kwanzaa to all celebrating!

Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!

This is more than a media story — it’s a scandal. Trump & co. broke the law to send people to face horrific torture, many of whom were innocent, and lied about it. THIS Supreme Court held 9-0 that they violated due process laws.

Thanks to reintroduction programs, gray wolves became a wildlife recovery success story. Grey Wolf populations deserve the chance to thrive just like any other creature, removing them from the endangered species list will only threaten their survival.

Just as he did with tariffs, Trump is abusing “national security” justifications to raise prices for the American people — in this case electricity prices.

Measles had been eliminated in the US, yet cases are spreading around the country. This worsening outbreak is a predictable result of the disinformation and anti-vaccine conspiracies spread by the Trump Administration. www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...

House Democrats' bill to extend the ACA tax credits is the only real plan to ensure that Americans' premiums don't skyrocket by the end of the year.

Donald Trump is using the White House to enrich himself, his family, and his allies while average Americans are struggling to afford basic needs. It's wrong. Republicans should stand up to Trump and do something about it. No more excuses. youtube.com/shorts/MHIiq...

The community notes on posts from the Justice Department, Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and White House press staff are correct. The Trump Administration failed to release all the Epstein files with proper redaction levels by the statutory date. They broke the law.

To be clear: Trump’s expanded travel ban is rooted in racism, not national security concerns. It’s plainly racist policy that does nothing to make our country safer.

Trump’s DOJ says it won’t meet today’s deadline to release the Epstein files. This smells like a White House cover-up. The law requires ALL non-exempt records to be turned in by midnight. The victims deserve justice and accountability. #ReleaseTheFiles

Mike Johnson has adjourned the House for 2025 — without a vote to extend ACA tax credits. While millions of Americans are losing health care, Republicans are going on another vacation. Democrats will keep fighting because you deserve better.

At 16, Barbara Rose Johns led a walkout at her segregated Virginia high school. Her courage helped spark the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, which ended school segregation. It’s wonderful to join Virginia in honoring her legacy with a statue in Emancipation Hall.

I’ve been an advocate for fusion energy for a long time because I believe in fusion’s incredible promise of safe, clean, and abundant energy. The merger between Trump Media and TAE raises significant concerns about conflicts of interest and avenues for potential corruption.

New Joint Economic Committee @jecdems.bsky.social analysis: "In just 10 months the average American family has already paid nearly $1,200 in tariff costs, with the costs climbing steadily since the beginning of President Trump’s second term." More: www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cach...

Earlier this year Republicans passed a bill that stripped health care from millions of Americans. That was a monstrous bill; today they are trying to pass a cowardly bill. I spoke against their flimsy "health care" bill that fails to prevent skyrocketing health costs. youtube.com/shorts/_qhzl...

Urgent update. Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures. Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.

The lives of American soldiers should not be risked in an illegal war with Venezuela for regime change, or for oil, or on any other pretext.

To get fusion energy on the grid, we need a coordinated federal push. Our bill creates an Office of Fusion at the Department of Energy to provide focused leadership and expertise, working with the private sector to unlock a promising clean energy solution and deliver fusion power.

My Democratic colleagues and I are ready to work in good faith to avoid health care price spikes caused by the Republicans’ big ugly bill. We have been fighting for months to save the tax credits that help make health care more affordable, and we won't stop fighting. youtube.com/shorts/ocMRh...

Today's U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent, the highest level since the pandemic. The economy lost jobs on balance over the months of October (-108,000 jobs) and November (+64,000 jobs). My statement: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Hegseth repeatedly misled the public about this strike. The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S. It wasn't carrying fentanyl. The survivors didn't "radio for backup." This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.

The year before Trump took office, the US averaged +168,000 jobs per month. It added just 119,000 jobs TOTAL in 7 months since Trump's tariffs began. The unemployment rate just hit its highest level in 4+ years. Even Trump's Chief of Staff admits his tariffs hurt our economy.

Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k. These data suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day"). Unemployment is now up to 4.6%. This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.

The unemployment rate, at 4.6 percent, is now at its highest level since September, 2021, as the economy was still emerging from the pandemic. It's up from 4 percent in January.

U.S. employers added 64k jobs in November but the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent. Payroll employment fell by 105k in October, mostly as a result of the federal government's deferred-resignation program. Data: www.bls.gov/news.release... Live coverage: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out

Pollution and forever chemicals put Americans, including pregnant women and their babies, at serious risk. I voted NO on the PERMIT Act to stop the Republican effort to pollute your water. youtube.com/shorts/VDPjS...

Trump is engaging in some of the most worst corruption we’ve seen in modern history. His family is raking in billions of dollars while the American people are crushed with skyrocketing costs – and Republicans in Congress refuse to do anything about it. www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

Virginia’s Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon after overcoming his own childhood health struggles. He and his fellow Brown student Ella Cook, of Alabama, both had promising futures cut tragically short. We must do more to stop these horrific shootings.

Many states have recognized the harm of seclusion and inappropriate restraint in the classroom and banned these practices, but this remains an issue that requires a federal solution. Our Keeping All Students Safe Act would enact critical protections for students.

On what should be a joyous first night of Hanukkah, we are mourning the victims in Sydney. May your gatherings tonight be a reminder that a little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness. Hanukkah Sameach!

Polarization in Congress is worse than ever, and this is making it harder for Congress to solve basic problems for the American people. But, we have a bill to fix this broken system and make Congress more responsive to their constituency by implementing ranked choice voting.

A moratorium on state AI laws already failed twice with opposition in both chambers of Congress. Now, Trump is bypassing Congress to create a lawless Wild West for AI companies. It’s a bad idea - and I'm actively exploring legislative options in response to this order. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Vile, disturbing new photos of Donald Trump that raise even more question about knowledge of abuses at Epstein's estate. @oversightdemocrats.house.gov are demanding the DOJ comply with our subpoena and release the full Epstein files. Stop protecting pedophiles. Survivors deserve justice now.

@beyer.house.gov joined local 23 workers for a rally demanding a fair contract. We stand in solidarity with our house food service workers ✊

Extending ACA tax credits isn’t optional. It’s essential to preventing millions of Americans from being priced out of health care coverage and medical services they rely on. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/h...

Yesterday, I voted YES on legislation that would repeal President Trump’s attacks on labor protections for more than a million federal workers. I'm grateful to the 20 Republicans who joined us to pass this bill, and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to support it.

Republicans think there should be no limits on dumping, including forever chemicals, because their donors’ interests are more important than the American public’s health and well-being. youtube.com/shorts/lVJWW...

President Trump’s AI order is an attempt to kill responsible safety reforms passed by states, which would create a lawless Wild West environment for AI companies that puts Americans at risk. This is a terrible idea. My statement:

I support a ban on Members of Congress trading stocks, and just signed the discharge petition to force a vote.

Trump calling affordability a 'hoax' won’t change that grocery, energy, housing, and health care costs continue to burden Americans. There's still time to negotiate a plan to extend ACA tax credits and stop health care costs from skyrocketing. Republicans should get it done.

Wonderful joining the bright young leaders at BASIS Independent McLean to discuss our work in Congress and how we can rise above polarization to get things done for the American people.

The Trump Administration is doubling down on making life more expensive for the American people. To add to the growing list of ways they’re squeezing Americans, they’re trying to kill the most affordable repayment option for student loan borrowers.

Statement from Members of Virginia's Congressional Delegation on NDAA rotary wing aircraft provision – with @repsuhas.bsky.social @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social @bobbyscott.house.gov @mcclellan.house.gov @repvindman.bsky.social: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Republicans have no idea what to do. They've been promising a health care plan for 16 years and never offered one. They could pass everything on this list and it wouldn't stop catastrophic health care cost increases for the American people.

Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.

There are communist countries and dictatorships that don't treat Americans this way. Trump is doing it to citizens of our close allies. A lot of tourists understandably won't trust Trump's thought police with that information. They'll stay away, and our economy will suffer.

Rapid data center construction to meet power demands from AI platforms is driving electricity prices up sharply, while Republicans' big bill slows the construction of energy projects. Our bill would generate policy changes to lower costs for the American people.