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 »
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, released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 1, a… Read more »
U.S. Representative Don Beyer, local leaders, postal officials, and members of the Collazos family officially dedicated the Jesus Collazos Post Office in Arlington yesterday. The dedication recognized the contributions to the Northern Virginia community of the beloved letter carrier, who immigrated to the region from Colombia and spent decades delivering mail in Arlington before passing… Read more »
Originally published on WUSA 9.
A beloved mail carrier in Arlington has received a posthumous honor. Jesus Collazos worked at the Arlington Post Office on George Mason Drive for 25 years. Sadly, the Colombia native died in June 2020 after contracting Covid while undergoing cancer treatment.
On Sunday, the post office where he worked was officially renamed the Jesus Collazos… Read more »
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Joint Economic Committee Chairman-Designate Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Joint Economic Committee Senior House Democrat Don Beyer (D-VA), Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) unveiled a Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff report outlining the devastating cost… Read more »