Press Releases
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Beyer, Lieu Seek Office Of Special Counsel Investigation Of Jared Kushner For Hatch Act Violations
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) today wrote to Special Counsel Henry Kerner to request an investigation of White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner for violations of the Hatch Act. “We write to request that the Office of Spe...
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Beyer: OLC Memo Protecting Trump On Tax Returns Is “Pure Projection”
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee made the following statement on the Office of Legal Counsel’s memo on [the Ways and Means] “Committee’s Request for the President’s Tax Returns,” issued Friday afternoon: “The OLC’...
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House Passes Beyer Amendment To Require Increased Reporting On Unaccompanied Children From Federal Agencies
The House today adopted Rep. Don Beyer’s (D-VA) amendment to require increased reporting from federal agencies on the location and basic details of unaccompanied children in their care. Under Beyer’s amendment, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR...
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House Adopts Beyer’s Suicide Prevention Amendment
The House of Representatives today agreed to a suicide prevention amendment offered by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA). The amendment allocates funds for a feasibility study regarding the adoption of geolocation for the Suicide Lifeline, which connects callers...
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Beyer on USDA’s Relocation of ERS and NIFA
Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would move the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture to Kansas City: “Once again, the Trump adminis...
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Beyer, Schweikert, Brown Introduce Bipartisan SEA FUEL Act To Boost Energy Security of U.S. Military
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Anthony Brown (D-MD) today introduced the Securing Energy for our Armed Forces Using Engineering Leadership (SEA FUEL) Act, which would direct the Departments of Defense and Homeland...
Recent News
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Construction Begins Today on New $120 Million F.C. School
Falls Church News Press | Construction is scheduled to begin today on a new $120 million George Mason High School set to replace the existing, aging City of Falls Church school currently near the site. On Friday, Falls Church City Public Schools brok...
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Federal task forces ban body cameras, so Atlanta police pull out. Others may follow.
Washington Post | When an Atlanta police officer working on an FBI fugitive task force shot and killed a wanted but unarmed man in January, he hadn’t yet been assigned a body camera. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields moved quickly to assign cameras ...
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Justice Dept. issues memo backing Mnuchin’s refusal to give Trump’s tax returns to Congress
Washington Post | The Justice Department on Friday released its legal rationale for refusing to provide President Trump’s tax returns to Congress, arguing that House Democrats want to make the documents public, which “is not a legitimate legislative ...
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Lawyers for Park Police officers in Bijan Ghaisar shooting say charging decision coming soon
Washington Post | The lawyers for two U.S. Park Police officers who shot and killed the unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 said Friday that they expect a decision on charges from the Justice Department within 20 days. If no charges are filed, the...