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 slash taxes for CEOs and the wealthy," Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., a member of the Joint Economic Committee, told ABC News in a written statement. "Because of their policies, wages are stagnant and health care costs are soaring. "Now, under President Trump’s... Read more

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." Click here to read the full article Read more

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,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who introduced the proposed amendment along with Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.). Click here to read the full article Read more

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 certainly not living up to the faith that he says he has," Beyer told CNN's Jim Acosta on "The Situation Room" on Thursday. Beyer was reacting to Pruitt's resignation letter, where the embattled agency head said President Donald Trump is in office "beca... Read more

The Hill Two House Democrats want the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) internal watchdog to investigate allegations that Administrator Scott Pruitt sought to keep certain events off his publicly released calendar. In a Thursday letter to EPA Inspector General Arthur Elkins, Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) say Pruitt’s “secret” calendars, as described in a Tuesday CNN report, could violate the Federal Records Act. “The proper maintenance of official federal records is set f... Read more

Think Progress Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly worked with his staff to to conceal meetings with fossil fuel industry executives, lobbyists, and a senior Roman Catholic leader under investigation for child abuse, according to a former EPA official. Falsifying or concealing records is a federal offence. EPA staffers met in Pruitt’s office to “scrub” details from Pruitt’s official calendar records because they might “look bad,” according to Kevin Chmiele... Read more

NBC News Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., also issued a one-word statement on Pruitt's departure. "Finally," he said. Click here to read the full article Read more

Washington Post On Thursday two Democratic House members, Don Beyer (Va.) and Ted Lieu (Calif.) asked the EPA’s Office of Inspector General to review whether Pruitt violated the Federal Records Act in altering his calendar. “We ask that you protect that public trust, and establish whether Administrator Scott Pruitt violated the Federal Records Act, and if so, determine what he concealed and why,” they wrote. “Further, we ask that you take the appropriate steps to hold him accountable for such ac... Read more

Roll Call Democratic Reps. Don Beyer and Ted Lieu have requested an inspector general’s report on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt after claims Pruitt intentionally scrubbed from his official calendar controversial meetings with leaders of industries his agency is supposed to regulate. A former aide to Pruitt first told CNN of alleged meetings at the agency where Pruitt and his senior staff would decide which meetings on his private calendar would be taken off the publi... Read more

Huff Post In a letter released Thursday morning, Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) asked the EPA Inspector General to open an investigation to determine whether the calendars, revealed this week in a CNN report, violated the Federal Records Act. “Willful concealment or destruction of such records is a federal crime carrying penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment,” they wrote. The investigation would be the 19th federal probe into Pruitt’s activities this year alone, and the 1... Read more