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Arlington’s Lone Social Security Office Set to Close on June 22

Published June 7, 2018 at 12:45PM

Protesters at a May 3 rally against a Rosslyn Social Security office closure (file photo)

The lone Social Security Administration field office in Arlington is officially set to close its doors two weeks from now, as county leaders continue to press for answers on why the location is shutting down.

The SSA announced in a news release Wednesday (June 6) that the office, located at 1401 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn, will close on June 22. That will force the roughly 25,000 Arlington residents who visit the office each year to leave the county to receive an in-person consultation on their benefits.

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Local Reaction to Trump’s Decision to Pull Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Alex Koma

Published May 8, 2018 at 5:45PM

President Donald Trump delivers a speech in 2018 (via @whitehouse)

President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran is prompting condemnation from Arlington’s congressional delegation.

Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he plans to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran, reversing an agreement hammered out by President Barack Obama’s administration and a variety of other countries to slow Iran’s progress toward building a nuclear weapon. Both of Virginia’s senators, in addition to Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), were quick to criticize Trump’s move as one that will undermine the nation’s security.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published March 26, 2018 at 8:30AM

Overnight House Fire in Rock Spring — The Arlington County Fire Department battled a blaze in the basement of a home in the Rock Spring neighborhood early this morning. One occupant of the home was brought to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. [Twitter]

ACFD Battles Falls Church Fire — Arlington and Fairfax County firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire in Falls Church early Sunday morning. The home’s occupant was able to get out but was transported to the hospital. The house, which had “hazardous hoarding conditions” inside, it believed to be a total loss. [City of Falls Church, Falls Church News-Press]

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Local Lawmakers Push Back Against Proposal to Sell Reagan National Airport

By ARLnow.com

Published February 13, 2018 at 10:00AM

The Trump administration’s proposal to sell Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport as part of its $200 billion infrastructure plan has been greeted by a chorus of opposition from local lawmakers.

“Trump isn’t trying to fix our infrastructure, he’s trying to sell it off,” tweeted Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.). “This ‘plan’ is nothing but smoke and mirrors.”

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UPDATED: Federal Government to Re-Open

By Chris Teale

Published January 22, 2018 at 4:45PM | Updated January 22, 2018 at 9:33PM

Federal workers will receive back pay for any time lost during the shutdown.

More via a press release from Rep. Don Beyer’s office:

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Arlington’s Congressional Delegation Blames GOP for Possible Government Shutdown

By Chris Teale

Published January 19, 2018 at 10:45AM

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term continuing resolution late last night (Thursday) to keep the federal government open for another month while negotiations continue on a long-term spending deal.

A major sticking-point for Democrats is the status of immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, who were brought to the United States illegally as minors and shielded from deportation.

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National Park Service Approves More than $200 Million for Memorial Bridge Repairs

By Chris Teale

Published December 1, 2017 at 1:15PM | Updated December 1, 2017 at 1:38PM

Deteriorating beam underneath Memorial Bridge (photo courtesy National Park Service)

(Updated at 1:40 p.m.) The National Park Service has approved more than $200 million in funding to repair and rehabilitate Arlington Memorial Bridge.

NPS announced today (Friday) it will spend $227 million on the repair contract. U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) helped secure the funding, alongside U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-8) and Gerry Connolly (D-11) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.).

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Beyer Blasts Travel Ban, Warner Wallops Healthcare Bill

By ARLnow.com

Published September 26, 2017 at 9:45AM

Trump announced the new travel ban Sunday night. The administration’s previous efforts to implement a travel ban targeting certain countries deemed a security risk were hindered by legal challenges and met with widespread protests.

In a statement, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) says the new version of the ban is little improved from the previous versions.

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Trump’s Decision to End DACA Program Criticized By Local Leaders

By Chris Teale

Published September 5, 2017 at 3:45PM | Updated January 16, 2018 at 2:56PM

Trump announced his administration would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in six months to give Congress time to act and find an alternative plan through legislation.

The program protects some children who were brought to the United States illegally by their parents from immediate deportation, and instead allows them a renewable two-year deferral and eligibility for a work permit. It is estimated that 800,000 people who arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16., also known as “Dreamers,” have been shielded from deportation by DACA.

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Local Lawmakers Urge Bipartisan Cooperation After Obamacare Repeal Fails

By Chris Teale

Published July 28, 2017 at 10:00AM

On Twitter, Rep. Don Beyer (D), who represents Arlington in the House of Representatives, said lawmakers must work to make health care “better together.”

A so-called “skinny repeal” fell short of the votes required to pass after GOP Sens. John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against it, defeating the measure 49-51.

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Local Lawmakers Condemn Senate’s Move Towards Obamacare Repeal

By Chris Teale

Published July 25, 2017 at 4:30PM

The Senate voted 51-50 — with Vice President Mike Pence called on as a tie-breaker vote — to open debate on repeal, with three possible plans to be discussed in the coming days.

Those plans are the Senate’s own plan to repeal and replace Obamacare; a 2015 House bill that would have repealed the law; and a bill that passed the House earlier this year.

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Local Leaders Condemn Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal

By Katherine Berko

Published June 1, 2017 at 5:30PM

Trump said his decision to withdraw from the pact, signed by 195 nations, would help preserve American jobs and avoid placing heavy burdens on the country’s taxpayers.

Rep. Don Beyer (D), who represents Arlington in the House of Representatives, highlighted how Trump’s decision to withdraw will negatively impact the United States’ foreign relationships.