WTOP |
The National Park Service traffic safety study is expected to begin gathering input from community members to address safety concerns along the southern end of the George Washington Parkway, just south of the Capital Beltway, this summer. But one congressman wants it done faster.
The goal is to then have a plan outlined by October. Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer,… Read more »
Today, Congressional Safe Climate Caucus co-chairs Reps. Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Don Beyer (VA-08) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act:
“The House of Representatives just sent a clear message to the White House and the rest of the world: we are still in the fight against climate change.
“Today, we are… Read more »
The Hill |
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) told Hill.TV during an appearance on “Rising” that Attorney General William Barr “twisted himself into a pretzel” trying to defend President Trump and avoid perjuring himself during his Senate testimony on Wednesday.
“I was really disappointed, I suggested a couple of weeks ago that he should think about resigning but after… Read more »
Covering the Corridor |
One day after a head-on collision killed one man and left three people hospitalized, Rep. Don Beyer said he has asked the National Park Service to move faster on its George Washington Parkway traffic study.
The study, commissioned in late 2017, had originally been targeted for completion by early 2019. Beyer said Tuesday that NPS informed him the… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer today urged the National Park Service to again expedite its traffic study of GW Parkway in the wake of a fatal crash in Alexandria. The National Park Service responded that the traffic study analyzing historical vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle crash data is underway with an expected completion date in October, 2019.
Beyer said:
“Yesterday’s fatal accident is another… Read more »
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on his decision to hire Tanya Bradsher as Chief of Staff:
“While I am saddened to lose my longtime Chief of Staff, Ann O’Hanlon, who is leaving to pursue new opportunities, I am thrilled to welcome Tanya Bradsher, who will start after Memorial Day.
“First, a word about Ann: She let me know earlier this year that, after five… Read more »
Arlington Magazine |
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Today, Co-Chairs of the New Democrat Climate Change Task Force, Reps. Don Beyer, Sean Casten, Elaine Luria, and Susan Wild, released the following statement on Earth Day:
"As we mark Earth Day, the planet faces environmental hazards which are already having significant impacts on the country. Recent scientific reports have made it clear that climate change is an existential threat to… Read more »
Congressional Safe Climate Caucus co-chairs Reps. Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Don Beyer (VA-08) issued the following statement honoring the 49th anniversary of Earth Day:
“Over the course of the 116th Congress, House Democrats have worked diligently to put forward a climate agenda that prioritizes a safe and sustainable future of all people. Every member of the Safe Climate Caucus stands… Read more »
CNN |
In the hours after receiving the long-awaited report from special counsel Robert Mueller, some Democrats on Capitol Hill called not to impeach the President but for the removal of Attorney General William Barr.
The attacks against the head of the Justice Department underscored the Democratic Party's reluctance to opening up politically divisive proceedings to charge… Read more »
