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Kamala Harris Visits Falls Church To Kick Off Clean School Bus Program

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Originally published on Patch. Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan visited Meridian High School in Falls Church on Friday to kick off the Biden administration’s new national initiative to make school bus fleets less polluting. Over the next five years, the $5 billion Clean School Bus Program will help school…

ESA Caucus Co-Chairs, 119 Representatives Seek Enhanced Funding for Endangered Species Protections

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Today, the Co-Chairs of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Caucus Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led 119 Representatives in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling for robust funding for the Endangered Species Act to support listing, planning and consultation, species…

Virginia To Receive New Transportation, Climate Investments Thanks To Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced that Virginia will receive $165.8 million in funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide Virginians with more transportation options, ease congestion in local communities, and reduce carbon pollution. “The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a huge boon to our national infrastructure, and it will also deliver…

JEC Chairman Beyer on Earth Day: “The cost of inaction will be catastrophic.”

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Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement in recognition of Earth Day. “Today, on Earth Day, we recognize progress we’ve made to address climate change, and we recommit to investing in our planet to provide a safe and sustainable future. Climate change harms not only our health and well-being and our…

Beyer Lauds Interior Department Actions Promoting Conservation and Restoration of Wildlife Corridors

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the bipartisan, bicameral Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, applauds Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland’s announcement yesterday of new federal actions to advance the Department’s work on wildlife corridors. The actions announced by Secretary Haaland include $9.5 million in grant funding from the Department of the Interior (DOI), the U.S.…

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…