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Beyer Urges FAA to Reconsider Flight Path Changes, Accusing Agency of Avoiding Community Input ARL NOW - 10/28/2019  Opposition is taking flight against new route changes proposed at Reagan National Airport as residents and multiple members of Congress raise concerns. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) earlier this year announced plans to adjust National Airport… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) released the following statement after the House Committee on Ways and Means passed H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, earlier this week: “When the American people elected Democrats to lead the House of Representatives, we promised to lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs. This week, we made critical progress to make good on… Read more »

Noise prompts Va. lawmaker to press FAA on runway changes at Reagan National Airport BY NEAL AUGENSTEIN - 10/25/2019  Proposed changes to the routes planes take landing at or leaving Reagan National Airport will mean increased noise over neighborhoods — and that’s prompted a Northern Virginia lawmaker to seek an explanation from the Federal Aviation… Read more »

Yesterday, Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) voted to pass H.R. 4617, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act. This strong, commonsense legislation takes decisive and bipartisan steps to fight foreign interference in our elections by strengthening reporting requirements, closing loopholes, and deterring foreign activity in U.S. elections. Its passage… Read more »

Today, Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) sent a letter to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration expressing concerns about its recent announcement to make changes to flight paths at DCA to accommodate Secret Service needs without giving meaningful consideration to community interests. Beyer urged FAA to delay implementation of the proposed changes to DCA flight procedures in order… Read more »

In rebuke of Erdogan, Armenian genocide resolution could soon pass House BY ALEXANDER NAZARYAN - 10/24/2019 For years a resolution condemning the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians by Turkish nationalists during World War I has failed to gain traction in either chamber of Congress. Though lawmakers have long promised a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide, they have been… Read more »

Democrats say they have game changer on impeachment BY SCOTT WONG & CHRISTINA MARCOS - 10/22/2019 A top U.S. diplomat gave explosive testimony Tuesday tying Ukraine aid to politically motivated investigations, a development Democrats called a game changer that could extend the impeachment inquiry into 2020. William Taylor, the head of the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, informed House… Read more »

Pelosi-Backed Drug Negotiation Bill Wins House Committee’s OK BY ALEX RUOFF - 10/22/2019  A third House committee signed off on a bill to direct the government to negotiate the price of some costly medicines, teeing up the measure for a full House vote next week. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill (H.R. 3) Tuesday on a vote of 24-17, with one “present” vote.… Read more »

Beyer Welcomes Jane Fonda to Women’s Conference BY NICHOLAS BENTON - 10/21/2019 JANE FONDA (CENTER) was U.S. Congressman Don Beyer’s special guest at his Fifth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum, titled, “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Fonda is an award-winning actress and a political activist for causes including feminism, Native American rights, peace, and the environment. She’s… Read more »

Today, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) made a guest appearance in a Natural Resources Committee hearing on his bill, H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act. His testimony, as prepared, is below (video of remarks as delivered here). The hearing is the most significant step procedural step forward to date for the bipartisan, bicameral legislation inspired by the work… Read more »