Press Releases
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Beyer Statement on Trump-Putin Summit
Rep. Don Beyer today issued the following statement on the summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin: “Donald Trump’s performance at his summit with Putin today was the most astonishing display of weakness and submission that I have e...
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Beyer Appropriations Amendment Would Bar Secret Schedules For EPA Administrator, Interior Secretary
Rep. Don Beyer filed an amendment for upcoming appropriations legislation for the Interior, Environment, and related agencies which would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Interior (DOI) from using federal funds...
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Eight Months After Still-Unexplained Police Killing of Bijan Ghaisar, Beyer Offers Body Camera Amendment To Interior Appropriations Bill
Rep. Don Beyer introduced an appropriations amendment which would fund the body camera pilot program for Department of the Interior law enforcement officers. Without such funding the pilot program faces a potential lapse in FY19. “No one can undo Bij...
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Beyer And Lieu Request IG Investigation To Determine If Pruitt Violated Federal Records Act
Reps. Don Beyer and Ted Lieu today wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General to request an investigation into whether Scott Pruitt violated the Federal Records Act. The letter cited recent reports that Pruitt intentionally hid or...
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Beyer on Departure of Scott Pruitt: “Finally.”
Rep. Don Beyer issued the following statement today on the departure of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: “Finally. Scott Pruitt was able to keep his position for so long -- despite astonishing megalomania and unethical behavior – only because of Donal...
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Beyer Requests Expanded Inspector General Review Into Shelters for Migrant Children
Rep. Don Beyer today wrote to Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking that he expand the investigation into the reports of neglect, and both physical and sexual abuse at shelters housing ...
Recent News
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Paul Ryan says economy is booming, but warns that new tariffs 'are not the solution'
ABC News Beyond tariffs, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., said Republicans had ruined the economy for working-class Americans. “The Trump Administration and the GOP Congress have one major legislative accomplishment: gutting Medicare and Social Security to sla...
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New EPA chief Andrew Wheeler 'not at all ashamed' of his work for coal company
ABC News Environmental groups including the Sierra Club and some Democrats also expressed opposition to Wheeler. Rep. Don Beyer, D- Va., was a vocal critic and tweeted that "everyone who cares about environmental protection must remain vigilant." Cli...
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House Dem amendment seeks to ensure Pruitt probes are completed
The Hill “Scott Pruitt’s self-dealing makes all swamp creatures blush. Throughout his tenure at the EPA he never missed an opportunity to exploit his public office for personal gain and the fact that Republicans looked the other way is shameful,” sai...
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Democratic lawmaker: Pruitt not 'living up to the faith that he says he has'
CNN Virginia's Democratic Rep. Don Beyer said there is a "cognitive clash" between outgoingEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's religious words and his conduct in office. "I don't want to say his faith isn't real, but he's cer...