Think Progress
In a statement released following the announcement on Wednesday, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) linked Zinke’s behavior to that of former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt, who remains the subject of more than a dozen ongoing federal investigations. Beyer serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources, which has jurisdiction over the Interior… Read more »
NBC News
Trump's performance was "the most astonishing display of weakness and submission that I have ever seen from an American President," Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., said in a statement.
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WTOP
A Virginia congressman has introduced an amendment he hopes will ensure funding that will continue a body camera pilot program for U.S. Park Police.
Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat who represents Virginia’s 8th Congressional District that includes Arlington County, the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County, proposed a change to the Interior Appropriations Bill… Read more »
Think Progress
The EPA OIG has previously expressed that a lack of funding is preventing the watchdog from investigating Pruitt’s scandals. An amendment proposed by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) would reduce the Department of Interior’s Office of the Secretary by $1 million and increase the EPA OIG budget by the same amount.
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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… 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."
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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.).
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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.
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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… 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… Read more »
