Rep. Don Beyer, who represents Virginia’s 8th district in the U.S. Congress, used his social media platform on March 28, 2026, to comment on the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown and congressional actions related to federal agency funding.
In a post dated March 28, 2026, Beyer stated, “House Republicans had the opportunity to bring a bipartisan, Senate-passed funding bill to the floor and end this unnecessary shutdown. Had they done so, the law-abiding agencies under DHS would be funded, the dedicated public servants who keep our country running – including TSA”.
He continued in another message posted on the same day: “House Republican leadership chose instead to extend the DHS shutdown. But it’s not too late to do the right thing. Speaker Johnson can still bring the Senate-passed bill to the floor, reopen the law-abiding entities of DHS, and ensure that public servants are paid. He should.”
Addressing concerns about certain federal operations, Beyer added: “Congress should not approve additional funding for operations that include masked agents breaking into homes and vehicles without judicial warrants. Americans should not tolerate lawless brutality from a federal agency, and ICE should not receive additional funding until these”.
Beyer has served as a member of Congress since 2015 after succeeding Jim Moran as representative for Virginia’s 8th district. He was born in Trieste in 1950 and currently resides in Alexandria. He is an alumnus of Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts degree earned in 1972.
