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Beyer Calls On Justice Clarence Thomas To Resign

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Tags: Oversight

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…

SEEC, Matsui, Clarke Celebrate Historic EPA Standard to Curtail Vehicle Emissions

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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…

Arlington Now Has A Post Office Named After An Immigrant Mailman

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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…

Beyer Statement On Treasury EV Tax Credit Guidance

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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…

Rep. Don Beyer's FY24 Community Project Funding Requests

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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…

Beyer Remarks Opposing Polluters Over People Act

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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…

SEEC Condemns House Republican Polluters Over People Act (H.R. 1)

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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…

Beyer, Local Leaders, USPS, Collazos Family Dedicate Post Office For Arlington Letter Carrier Jesus Collazos

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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…

Beloved mail carrier has Arlington post office named after him

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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…

Senate Majority Leader Schumer, House Democratic Leader Jeffries, Senators Heinrich And Smith, And Representatives Beyer And Moore Unveil JEC Report On The Catastrophic Effects Of A Republican Default Crisis

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Tags: Economy

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…