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Rep. Don Beyer, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Virginia’s 8th district, has expressed concerns over recent developments affecting Department of Education workers. Beyer, who has been in office since 2015, took to social media to voice his thoughts on a series of events impacting federal employees.

On March 12, 2025, Rep. Don Beyer highlighted significant layoffs at the Department of Education: "Department of Education workers, many of whom I represent, learned of their terminations in waves last night that included the eliminations of entire offices. These steep cuts heavily targeted hundreds of attorneys, student aid workers, and civil rights office staff."

In a subsequent post on the same day, Beyer criticized actions by former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk regarding federal civil service: "Trump and Musk’s abysmal abuse of the federal civil service is only getting worse, and the loss of these workers and their expertise will further harm the delivery of key services to the American people – in this case to our students."

Continuing his critique on March 12, Beyer urged for change in governance to prevent further damage: "This provides still more reason to vote against continuing the status quo of Trump-inflicted destruction of the federal government and mass firings of federal workers, if any were needed. I will be joining colleagues to conduct vigorous oversight of this matter."