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U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced, with federal and local officials, new measures to mitigate the impact of disruptive helicopter noise in Northern Virginia and across the national capital region. The announcements were made at a press conference in Arlington (pictures are available here). Beyer was joined by representatives of the Department of Defense (DOD), the… Read more »

Originally published in The Washington Post. Helicopters that operate around the region will be able to fly at higher altitudes and vary their routes as part of a new set of initiatives aimed at reducing aircraft noise over Northern Virginia neighborhoods. The plan announced Tuesday also includes a system that will allow residents to report helicopter noise. The phone… Read more »

Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-08) today led 36 House members calling for federal guidance supporting offshore wind energy projects to facilitate the accelerated growth of clean and safe energy. The members wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushing her to issue guidance clarifying that the entirety of an offshore wind project,… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus in the U.S. House, today hailed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) announcement that it would regulate fusion energy systems under its existing byproduct materials regulatory framework. Earlier this year, Beyer led a request along with his fellow Fusion Energy Caucus co-chairs to the NRC seeking this… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today called for the resignation of United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: “If true, the reported existence of a hidden financial relationship between a conservative donor and a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is inexcusable and unacceptable. “Today the Supreme Court faces a crisis of public confidence, a crisis Justice Thomas helped create with… Read more »

The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, alongside SEEC Member Rep. Yvette Clarke released the following statement in… Read more »

Originally published in The DCist. Vanessa and Michael Collazos say they could never have imagined that a United States Post Office would be named after their father, Jesus Collazos, an immigrant from Colombia who worked as a mail carrier in the community for 25 years. But that’s exactly what happened late last month, when a post office in Arlington was dedicated to his life. “You… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, released the following statement today on the Treasury Department’s guidance for implementing electric vehicle (EV) tax credits enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act: “I share the Biden Administration’s view that we must accelerate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles, a… Read more »

The House Appropriations Committee announced that they will be accepting Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from Members for Fiscal Year 2024. Each Member is limited to no more than 15 Community Project Funding requests across all subcommittees and there is no guarantee that all requested projects will be funded. Submissions for Community Project Funding requests were due by… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Vice Chair of the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), this week delivered remarks during House floor debate on the Republican giveaway to oil companies, H.R. 1, commonly referred to as the "Polluters Over People Act." Beyer's remarks as prepared are below, remarks as delivered are available here. Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on… Read more »