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JEC Chairman Beyer on President Biden’s Proposed Budget

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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement following the release of President Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023.  “A budget is an expression of priorities and values, and today, President Biden released a fiscally responsible budget that centers investments in workers and families to drive…

Beyer Remarks At White House Summit On Developing A Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy

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This morning Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), founder of the bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus and member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, spoke at the White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy. The event, hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Department of Energy, was held to “convene…

Mount Vernon Trail and Parkway Improvements are Underway

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Originally published on The Connection The Mount Vernon Parkway is scheduled for some TLC under a $5,431,227 funding request Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) secured recently for ten infrastructure and other local projects in Northern Virginia. The funding came from Beyer’s Community Project Funding Requests, all of which were fully realized in the Omnibus spending bill which passed on…

Alexandria gets federal funding for body cameras, storm sewer repairs and more

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Originally published on ALXnow In addition to ARPA funding, Alexandria is getting some love from the federal coffers for several longtime local priorities. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) announced last week that $5.4 million had been secured for ten infrastructure projects around Northern Virginia, all of which were in Beyer’s community project funding requests added to the omnibus…

Beyer nabs $1.4 million in federal funding for three local health, parks projects

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Originally published on ARLnow A $1.5 trillion spending bill that cleared Congress on Friday has funding for three projects in Arlington. The bill includes $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia and will fund the federal government through September, avoiding an impending government shutdown. Now the 2,741-page bill is headed to the desk of President Joe…

Beyer Secures Over $5 Million In Funding For Projects In Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Falls Church

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced he had secured $5,431,227 for ten infrastructure and other local projects in Northern Virginia. The funding came from Beyer’s Community Project Funding Requests, all of which were fully realized in the Omnibus spending bill which passed on a broad bipartisan vote in the House and Senate and is expected to be signed into law by the President…

Body Cameras, NoVA Infrastructure Projects Funded In Omnibus Spending Bill

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Originally published on Patch The federal government's latest omnibus spending bill passed Congress this week, and Rep. Don Beyer said it includes funding for projects in his Northern Virginia district. Beyer, who represents Virginia's 8th congressional district, said all of his community project funding requests were included in the federal spending bill. The spending bill is…

92 Representatives Urge EPA To Adopt Strengthened Methane Rules

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA),  Diana DeGette (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) led 92 House Democrats today writing to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to applaud the EPA’s proposed rules to reduce methane and other sources of air pollution, and suggesting changes to strengthen those rules. One third of the…

Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano, and Beyer Lead 117 House Colleagues in Urging the Biden Administration to Finalize Science-Based Clean Water Rule

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Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee Don Beyer (D-VA) and 117 representatives yesterday wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) urging them to swiftly…

Chairman Beyer on House Passage of America COMPETES Act

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Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the House passed the America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521). The Senate’s companion bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in June 2021. “Manufacturing has long been a core strength of the American economy,…