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Originally published in: ARL Now Complaints over helicopter noise in Arlington are likely to soon be better tracked by the federal government. On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a veto-proof version of the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act, and it includes a provision directing the Secretary of Defense to “develop a process to receive,… Read more »

Originally published in Richmond Times-Dispatch Congress is moving to boost Virginia’s ambitions for passenger rail — with eventual hourly train service between Richmond and Washington, D.C. — which depends on control of a small patch of federal land on both sides of the Potomac River. The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to adopt the Long Bridge Act, sponsored… Read more »

Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), the incoming Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), introduced the Cost of Police Misconduct Act—legislation that would require federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice how much they spend on judgements and settlements related to police misconduct. The first-of-its-kind legislation… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement today on reports that President-elect Biden has chosen to nominate Ways and Means Chief Trade Counsel Katherine Tai to serve as United States Trade Representative: “Working with Katherine Tai on trade issues has been a highlight of my time on the Ways and Means… Read more »

Today the House passed legislation which included a measure requiring any “member of the armed forces (including the National Guard) or federal law enforcement personnel” who “respond to a civil disturbance” to “visibly display” identifying information for the individual and their agency or organization. The legislative text, contained in Section 1064 of the National Defense Authorization… Read more »

Over five years after corrosion and structural weakness led to lane closures and the imposition of a weight limit, Memorial Bridge fully reopened today with all lanes open to traffic. The historic bridge, which connects Arlington National Cemetery in Northern Virginia and the Lincoln Memorial in the District of Columbia, was repaired with a $227 million rehabilitation project secured… Read more »

Originally Posted At dcist It’s official: After two years of construction, all six lanes of traffic reopened Friday on Arlington Memorial Bridge. Half of them were closed for construction starting in October 2018. U.S. Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt hosted a ceremony to mark the completion of the work on Friday. The project was a $227 million collaboration between the National… Read more »

Originally published in: dcist It’s official: After two years of construction, all six lanes of traffic reopened Friday on Arlington Memorial Bridge. Half of them were closed for construction starting in October 2018. U.S. Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt hosted a ceremony to mark the completion of the work on Friday. The project was a $227 million collaboration between the… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, issued the following statement today on the proposed FY 2022 WMATA budget: “The proposed WMATA budget cuts would be apocalyptic for Metro service and devastate its workforce. This catastrophe must not be allowed to happen, and Congress can prevent it by passing a new aid package. WMATA is not alone in… Read more »

Originally Published In The Hill The congressman representing Virginia suburbs near Washington, D.C., warned that proposed cuts to public transit in the area due to economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic would be devastating for the region.  “The proposed [Washington Metro Area Transit Authority] (WMATA) budget cuts would be apocalyptic for Metro service and devastate its… Read more »