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Originally published in: Patch U.S. lawmakers passed a roughly $1.7 trillion government funding bill for fiscal year 2023 last week that includes funding for several projects in Arlington, according to Rep. Don Beyer (D), who represents all of Arlington, Falls Church and Alexandria and parts of Fairfax County. The omnibus appropriations bill also includes language that… Read more »

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Originally published in: FFX Now An ongoing study of the possibility of having bus rapid transit (BRT) service from Tysons to Alexandria can now proceed confident that the planning will be seen through to completion. The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that Congress approved on Friday (Dec. 23), just in time to avert a potential government shutdown,… Read more »

Originally published in: ARL Now Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) has secured $2.25 million in federal funding for stormwater infrastructure projects in Arlington. The funding was part of a bipartisan omnibus government funding bill that passed the House of Representatives and the Senate last Thursday, three days before Christmas. “I am proud to announce that bipartisan legislation… Read more »

Originally published in The Washington Post. Normally Don Beyer doesn’t bring his multivariable calculus textbook to work, but his final exam was coming up that weekend. “And I’m running out of time,” he said, plopping the textbook and a scribbled notebook filled with esoteric-looking calculations on a coffee table in his office, “because I have all… Read more »

Originally published in: ALX Now The Alexandria Police Department and local non-profits are getting a federal funding boost as part of the new omnibus funding bill. Rep. Don Beyer (D) who represents the 8th District highlighted a few of the benefits to Alexandria in the FY 2023 omnibus bill approved on Friday. According to Beyer: Alexandria: $1,500,000 for the… Read more »

Originally Published in The Zebra. Today ALIVE! announced their intent to purchase of a food storage warehouse, thanks to a federal government bill that allocates $1.5 million to their Community Project Funding Request. The investment amounts to the largest single commitment of funds in the nonprofit’s 50-year history. Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) played a key role in securing… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today hailed passage of the omnibus funding bill in the House. The bill was negotiated on a bipartisan basis between Senate Democrats and Republicans and House Democrats, passed the Senate yesterday, and now heads to President Biden for signature. The bill contained Beyer-authored and co-authored legislation as well as community project funding and other Northern… Read more »

Originally published in: Patch Funding for a community project in the Route 1/Richmond Highway corridor was included in the federal omnibus government funding bill. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents part of Fairfax County in Virginia's 8th congressional district, requested funding for community projects in his district in the federal spending bill. Funding could be requested by… Read more »

Originally published in: Falls Church News-Press U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents Northern Virginia in the U.S. House, today announced that he had secured funding and legislative wins in the bipartisan funding bill for FY23. The omnibus government funding bill was the product of bipartisan negotiations; it passed the Senate this afternoon and expected to be passed by the House… Read more »