Washington, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Don Beyer issued the following press release:
Originally posted on: NBC 4 Washington
One of the president's latest passion projects is getting new pushback from congressional Democrats.
Virginia Democrat Rep. Don Beyer is cosponsoring a bill to block President Donald Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch that would stand 250 feet tall between Arlington National Cemetery and the Memorial Bridge.
"Everyone I've talked to in Virginia and D.C. is horrified by it, partly because it is so tasteless," Beyer told News4. "It begins with reverence for the people that are buried here."
Several members of Beyer's own family are buried in the cemetery - his grandparents, parents and sister.
Beyer said the administration can't bui...