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House votes to nix Trump methane rule BY RACHEL FRAZIN  Originally Published At The Hill The House voted on Friday to get rid of a Trump administration rule that weakened regulation on a powerful greenhouse gas called methane. The measure, passed by the House in a 229-191 vote, has already been approved by the Senate and will now head to the White House… Read more »

Originally Published In The Connection Papers Parkway Safety Improvements Identified by National Park Service Changes are in store for traffic on the George Washington Memorial Parkway to make it safer in the southern portion between Old Town and the Mount Vernon Plantation. After evaluating a safety study that was done last year, the National Park Service has identified nine “key… Read more »

Originally Published At WDVM National Park Service recommends improving nine GW Parkway intersections ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WDVM) — The National Park Service has released its George Washington Memorial Parkway safety study, which Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va) commissioned to prevent crashes in the corridor.  The park service identified nine intersections — between the City of… Read more »

Originally Published By The Washington Post Virginia seals deal for $3.7 billion rail plan, including new Potomac River bridge Virginia finalized agreements Tuesday with CSX, Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express as part of the state’s $3.7 billion passenger rail expansion program that seeks to relieve a rail bottleneck and get more commuters onto trains.   The signing of… Read more »

Originally Published At Patch Metro Service Cuts Averted With Passage Of COVID Relief Bill The American Recovery Plan will provide $1.4 billion for transit agencies across the metro D.C. region. WASHINGTON, DC — Just a week ago, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority warned its customers that it would be forced to close up to 22 stations, cut bus routes, layoff… Read more »

Originally published by the Washington Post Congress to consider bill requiring police to report their misconduct settlements Cities and counties pay millions to victims of police abuse; collecting data may promote reform, sponsors say By  Tom Jackman March 5, 2021 at 7:23 p.m. EST Last year, officials in Prince George’s County paid $20 million to the family of a… Read more »

Originally published on Politico.  NASA engineers flawlessly did their job on Thursday, safely landing a rover on the surface of Mars after a journey of 130 million miles. Now, it’s up to Congress to make sure that big plans for follow-on missions become a reality. The Perseverance rover, affectionately nicknamed “Percy,” is now in place to collect Martian dust samples that… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the largest number of federal workers of any U.S. Representative, issued the following statement today on new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget establishing workplace safety standards to protect employees at federal agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic: “From the earliest moments of this pandemic I have heard from federal workers… Read more »

Yesterday the New York Times published a piece by economist Claudia Sahm, formerly of the Federal Reserve, supporting measures to tie enhanced federal unemployment assistance to economic conditions [below]. Sahm’s OpEd came as Treasury Secretary-designate Janet Yellen and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese reiterated their support, and the support of the Biden Administration,… Read more »

Dear Director Redfield and Administrator Dickson: Thank you for mandating that all flyers from the United Kingdom test negative before flying into the United States. However, this needs to be the case, at minimum, for all flights within and into the United States. While I understand that this decision was made to counter a new and more transmissible SARS-COV-2 variant that originated in… Read more »