Youngkin's own administration acknowledged internally that “aid portals” were “temporarily suspended” by the freeze. Hospital payments were frozen.
This happened because of a terribly written order so incompetently executed that he had to call the White House for clarity himself.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Virginia District 8
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
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Voting Record — 584
Yes41%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting2%
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 · 54 sponsored · 182 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
Trump’s shutdown of medical research, disaster relief, and more is illegal and unconstitutional, and will harm millions of Americans.
I am reviewing legal and legislative responses, and others are also pursuing legal challenges. I will fight this order every way I can, and I won't be alone.
Russ Vought devised these illegal holds on funding for disaster relief, medical research, student aid, child care, nutrition, and foreign assistance, as well as purges of the federal workforce.
If confirmed as OMB Director he’ll keep this up for four years.
The Senate should reject his nomination.
Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer
Donald Trump's brazen attempt to purge Inspectors General violates the law, attacks our democracy, and undermines the safety of the American people.
My fellow Ranking Members and I are demanding he reverse course and comply with the law.
I urge IG's to defend their independence in every way possible including through legal remedies.
And I urge any members of the Republican majority in either chamber who still have a spine to stand up to this corrupt president and fight Trump’s assault on the rule of law.
Trump's purge of inspectors general is flagrantly illegal and crooked.
That Trump chose to break the law to remove independent, nonpartisan watchdogs who guard against waste, fraud, and criminal behavior shows his intent to commit acts of extreme corruption.
As recent Supreme Court rulings have made clear, attacks on LGBTQ Americans' rights are connected to attacks on reproductive rights.
Trump and his Republican allies in Congress showed immediately that they will attack your essential freedoms. We will fight them.
The January 6 pardons are among the worst things Trump has ever done.
He put violent, dangerous felons into our communities.
They are emboldened by Trump's “get-out-of-jail-free” cards.
Watch my full speech on the House floor: youtu.be/p_Mr68xPOGY
1) Bird flu cases are rising, including in Virginia:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
2) Thanks to Trump, the CDC has no leader:
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-who...
3) The Trump admin halted CDC scientific meetings and public communications, including on bird flu:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
I think Trump’s "Schedule F" order is clearly illegal, but in this judicial environment preventing it from taking effect may require robust legal challenges and ultimately passage of the Saving the Civil Service Act, which I strongly support.
Merit, not political allegiance, has been the core value for government hiring and advancement for over a century, through Democratic and Republican administrations.
Our merit-based system has strong support with both parties in Congress today.
We did not always have a merit-based system that saw federal employees hired and promoted based on performance and skill.
Congress passed laws specifically to replace a spoils system that was rife with incompetence and corruption– which is what would ensue if Trump gets his way.
America's federal workers perform safety inspections on our food and water.
They are the first line of defense against epidemic and common illnesses alike.
They provide care for our veterans.
They deliver our mail.
Replacing that with political cronyism would hurt everyone.
Federal workers are integral to national security and public health.
When Americans visit a National Park or get a Social Security payment, they don’t ask whether the public servant who helps them is loyal to Trump, they just want someone who is competent and good at the job.
President Trump's executive order politicizing the federal workforce is a recipe for corruption that would make the country less safe.
My statement:
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
Donald Trump is diverting federal law enforcement away from their counterterrorism mission just three weeks after one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in recent history, in New Orleans. This does not make us safer.
NEW: Trump DOJ officials issue first broad directives, shifting resources from counterterrorism to immigration enforcement. Likely to prompt strife with local and state cops on Joint Terrorism Task Forces across country
w/@DashaBurns
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
How Trump's hiring freeze and civil service attacks affect the American people:
Today I was contacted by a constituent who is a mental health professional hired to treat veterans at the V.A.
Trump’s executive actions are preventing them from starting work and providing care to American veterans.
Trump pardoned this man, who was:
- Convicted of domestic violence battery by strangulation
- Convicted of battery on law enforcement officer
- Charged with assaulting police and using an explosive on Jan. 6
And Trump just released hundreds more violent criminals like him into American communities
Trump’s executive actions are a collection of bad ideas, many of dubious legality, clearly unconstitutional, or poorly drafted.
Some will raise costs.
Trump was evidently more interested in scamming his supporters with meme coins than he was in following through on promises to address inflation.
My thoughts today are with the officers who defended the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, and with the families of the officers who defended the Capitol that day who are no longer with us. I represent many of them, and will continue to advocate for them as long as I serve here.
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Voting History584 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
584 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 105 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 106 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 104 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 539 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 747 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 4216 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 4275 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 3357 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 1917 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 3937 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-21 | H.R. 3351 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-21 | H.R. 3095 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 1919 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | S. 1582 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 3633 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-16 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Motion to Reconsider | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-15 | H.R. 1717 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2025-07-15 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-15 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-14 | S. 1596 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-14 | H.R. 1770 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-14 | H.R. 1709 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-03 | H.R. 1 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-03 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-03 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-07-02 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-02 | H. Res. 566 (119th) | Consideration of the Resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-06-27 | H. Res. 516 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | 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.