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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced that he secured federal funding for 15 projects in Virginia’s 8th congressional district. These funds were included in FY24 appropriations legislation which the House passed on a bipartisan vote yesterday. It is expected to pass in the Senate and be signed into law by the end of the week. “Affordable housing is a major need in Northern Virginia,… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

Originally published in: ARL Now Congressman Don Beyer plans to apply his growing AI knowledge to help improve the nation’s work on suicide prevention. The congressman said that he is trying to figure out a way to use artificial intelligence to improve suicide hotlines. After enrolling part-time at George Mason University to pursue a master’s in AI, to learn how… Read more »

Today, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) celebrated passage of their Fusion Energy Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation will promote the development of fusion energy by codifying the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) decision to establish a… Read more »

Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31) welcomed Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06) as new Co-Chairs of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus. "I am thrilled to announce Congressman Beyer and Congresswoman Salinas have agreed to serve as Co-Chairs of our Mental Health Caucus,” Napolitano said. “We have made great strides as a Caucus for nearly two decades, and… Read more »

Originally published in: The New York Times For years, Chinese companies and their contractors have been slaughtering millions of donkeys across Africa, coveting gelatin from the animals’ hides that is processed into traditional medicines, popular sweets and beauty products in China. But a growing demand for the gelatin has decimated donkey populations at such alarming rates in African… Read more »

Originally published in: ARL Now Rep. Don Beyer is taking a leading role in Congress to address what he says is one of the most pressing issues this century: the regulation of artificial intelligence. This year, Beyer (D-Va.) and a bipartisan group of colleagues intend to tackle a variety of AI-related issues, including the creation of deep fakes, copyright infringement and enhancing… Read more »