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National Capital Region Members Reiterate Opposition to Added Flights at DCA

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Today, Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Rob Wittman (R-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), David Trone (D-MD), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement in opposition to the latest FAA reauthorization bill that includes…

Beyer Highlights A Few Nice Things For Northern Virginia

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As the House continues to struggle with chaos and dysfunction, Rep. Don Beyer has continued seeking progress and delivering results for his Northern Virginia constituents. A few nice things worth highlighting recently: ARLnow: “U.S. House Passes Budget With $5.9M For Arlington, Focused On Housing And Recreation” Falls Church News Press: “Beyer Secures Funding For Northern Virginia…

$2.5M In Federal Funding For 3 Arlington Projects Secured By Beyer

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Originally published in: Patch U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) has secured federal funding for 15 projects in the Eighth Congressional District, as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations legislation passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. “Affordable housing is a major need in Northern Virginia, and I am thrilled that I could help address this issue by securing federal…

Rep. Beyer Secures Federal Funding for Four Projects in Alexandria

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Originally published in: ALX Now Alexandria is getting $3.5 million in federal funds to pay for public safety, transit, affordable housing and flooding infrastructure projects, Northern Virginia Congressman Don Beyer (D-8th) announced today. “Even in the minority amid a divided and chaotic Congress, I am laser focused on helping my constituents and benefitting Northern Virginia,” Beyer…

Projects Dot the Map around Mount Vernon

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Originally published in: Mount Vernon Gazette As Supervisor Dan Storck (D-Mount Vernon) rolls through the Mount Vernon District making improvements left and right, he’s boiled it all down to a list. What is the status of the projects on this list? 1. Airplane Noise Reduction: Complaints about airplane noise have been coming into the supervisor's office for nearly 10 years so to address…

Virginia Delegation Secures $729 Million for Transforming Rail In Virginia Phase 2 Projects

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PHOTOS AND B-ROLL ARE AVAILABLE HERE Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, Governor Glenn Youngkin, and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) held an event in Arlington to announce $729,000,000 in federal funding they secured for the Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) Phase 2…

Beyer Statement On Defeat Of DCA Perimeter Slots Amendment

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district that includes DCA, issued the following statement tonight after the defeat of an amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill which would have added new beyond-perimeter flights to DCA: “The defeat of this amendment is a win for our region, for my constituents, and for all passengers who value safe and efficient operations…

Beyer Applauds Grant From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Put Clean Buses On The Road In Alexandria

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Rep. Don Beyer today applauded news that the City of Alexandria has received a grant of nearly $24 million from the Biden-Harris Administration’s infrastructure law to put cleaner buses on the road and improve transit service. The grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, were made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…

Pascrell, Beyer Introduce Bill to Reduce Helicopter Noise

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U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-08) today introduced the Reduce Helicopter Noise Act to take federal action that would rein in the growing noise of helicopter flights over American communities. “In urban and suburban communities like ours, the number of complaints about commercial helicopter noise has grown exponentially,” said Congressman…

Beyer, Fitzpatrick, Napolitano Re-Introduce Barriers To Suicide Act

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Grace Napolitano (D-CA), bipartisan leaders on mental health and suicide prevention, today announced the reintroduction of the Barriers To Suicide Act. The bipartisan legislation would create grants for state and local governments to fund nets and barriers on bridges, which have been shown to reduce suicide. “The…