Happy #NationalSpaceDay ✨

Bring space into your place with our free NASA+ streaming service, where you can watch rocket launches live, view distant nebulas, and view Earth in 4K: plus.nasa.gov

Hello there, and happy #StarWarsDay !

Today, we celebrate our ever-expanding universe in all its wonder and beauty. #MayThe4thBeWithYou , and may we journey together to a galaxy far, far away.

Former Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Thank you to ESA Caucus co-chairs who led 134 reps in a bipartisan letter calling for robust funding for the #EndangeredSpeciesAct , our best tool for preventing extinction & addressing the biodiversity crisis. Rep. Don Beyer Raul M. Grijalva Rep. Debbie Dingell dfnd.us/44vrQKy

New: ESA Caucus Co-Chairs Lead Bipartisan Group of 134 Representatives Seeking Robust Funding for Endangered Species Protections
beyer.house.gov/news/documents… With Rep. Debbie Dingell Raul M. Grijalva Natural Resources Democrats:

May the Fourth be with you!

More than 100,000 young immigrants protected by DACA will soon become eligible to receive federal healthcare coverage for the first time since the program was implemented over a decade ago. nbcnews.com/news/latino/bi…

Dreamers are our neighbors, friends, students, teachers, social workers, doctors, nurses – our fellow Americans.

But over one third of DACA recipients currently don't have health insurance.

Today, we took action to ensure more Dreamers are eligible to enroll in health coverage.

JUST IN: The economy added 175,000 jobs in April.

We’ve seen the fastest job growth in history with over 15 MILLION jobs added under President Biden.

Unemployment rate has been below 4% for 27 months—the longest streak since the 1960s!

This is what a strong labor market looks like.

Solid year of wages rising faster than prices while the number of employed people steadily rises

The big picture: US unemployment has been below 4% for 27 months. That's an incredible stretch that hasn't happened since the late 1960s.

Hiring has slowed in past year, but it's still encouraging:
Labor force +1.3 million in the past year as more people look for work.
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Policymakers must act to #FixUI so anyone who is out of work can sustain themselves + their families as they seek a new job.

Congress can start by passing the UI Modernization and Recession Readiness Act sponsored by Ron Wyden, Michael Bennet, + Rep. Don Beyer.

Unemployment rate has now been below 4% for *27 straight months*
Again, the last time this happened, Nixon was in office

Payroll employment increases by 175,000 in April; unemployment rate changes little at 3.9% bls.gov/news.release/e…  #JobsReport   #BLSdata

It's simple.

IRS Plans To Increase Audit Rates Of Wealthy Taxpayers By 50%
cnn.com/2024/05/02/pol…

This week, House Republicans brought to the floor a suite of bills aimed at rolling back environmental protections and targeting vulnerable species, all to serve their favorite industries: Guns. Oil. Polluters.

Watch as House Democrats fought back their attempts.

I am so proud to represent Northern Virginia’s AANHPI communities, and to celebrate the legacy and contributions of AANHPI communities across the United States that do so much to make our country better! #AANHPIHeritageMonth

No one should have to live in fear of going bankrupt because they don’t have health coverage.

I introduced legislation with Rep. Don Beyer Senator Jeff Merkley and Chris Murphy 🟧 to allow every American the option to join Medicare, our nation’s most popular health insurance system.

All 4 DMV area Senators Cardin, Kaine, Van Hollen and Warner opposed ending a filibuster against the 5-year FAA bill because of the bill's provision adds flights at DCA. Kaine announced on the Senate floor he plans to file an amendment to remove the slots provision from the bill.