Press Releases
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As Government Study Shows Sharp Rise In Suicide, Beyer And Katko Seek Suicide Prevention Funding
Days after a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study showed dramatic increases in suicide rates across the country, Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and John Katko (R-NY) wrote to House appropriators seeking increased funding for an array of federal suicide pr...
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Beyer, Kaptur Lead 70+ Dems In Calling On Pruitt To Halt Assault On Clean Air
Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08) and Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today led 71 Democrats in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt expressing grave concerns over his May 9th memorandum regarding future National Ambient Air Qualit...
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Science Committee Oversight Democrats Request Hearing on White House’s “Ignore” Science Memorandum
Democratic Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight sent a letter last week to Oversight Chairman Ralph Abraham requesting that he hold a hearing on a White House memo that suggested ignoring climate science was one option the Trump Administration sh...
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Beyer Statement Honoring LGBTQ Pride Month
Rep. Don Beyer released the following statement today honoring LGBTQ Pride Month, which began June 1: “Thousands gathered in the nation’s capital this past weekend to celebrate Pride Month, as we honored the triumphs LGBTQ Americans continue to make ...
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House Democrats Seek Criminal Investigation of Scott Pruitt
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today led a group of US Representatives asking the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a criminal investigation into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential violation of corruption ...
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Beyer, 30+ Dems To Perry: No Emergency Bailout For Coal Barons On The Backs Of American Taxpayers
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today led more than 30 Democrats in a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry opposing the Administration’s baseless plan to use emergency authorities to intervene in planned power plant retirements. The lawmakers urged the Trump ...
Recent News
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Pruitt’s conservative support cracks
POLITICO Scott Pruitt drew fire Wednesday from conservative pundit Laura Ingraham, who urged President Donald Trump to dump the scandal-scarred EPA administrator — the latest sign that his support among Republicans is crumbling. Ingraham, the popular...
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Democrats ask FBI, Justice Department to investigate Scott Pruitt
CNN House Democrats, fed up with Scott Pruitt's seemingly endless stream of questionable ethical behavior, are seeking to take the investigation against him to a new level -- to the FBI and Department of Justice. The request was sparked by recent re...
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Dem lawmakers seek criminal corruption probe of EPA’s Pruitt
AP House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct. In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray and Justice criminal division ch...
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Democrats ask Justice, FBI for criminal corruption probe into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
USA Today Several House Democrats are asking the FBI and the Justice Department to investigate EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt for potentially criminal behavior, including reportedly having an aide contact Chick-fil-A to see whether his wife could bec...