Press Releases

The cloud of scandal surrounding EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt continued to thicken in the week following the initial report that he got a special deal on his condo rent from an energy lobbyist, which apparently included free rent for his family. In response, calls from Members of Congress for Pruitt to resign are now bipartisan. Meanwhile a number of questions about Pruitt’s conduct in… Read more »

Today, Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Don Beyer (VA-08) announced that 100 bipartisan co-sponsors now officially support passing H.R. 2598, the Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) Act. The bill, introduced last May, would allow family members or law enforcement officials to petition a judge to temporarily remove firearms from an individual in crisis. “The momentum behind passing gun… Read more »

Last night, Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Congressman Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D-VA) sent a third formal request letter to Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) asking that he hold a hearing on election security issues. This third letter follows the recent news that British-based Cambridge Analytica acquired the private data of 50… Read more »

50 years after we lost Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we remember his grace, compassion, and capacity to inspire change. As the struggle for which Dr. King gave his life continues, so also his message of justice and love continues to light the way towards a better, more equal day. Read more »

Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to personally answer several questions that have been raised about how he secured a special arrangement to rent a room in a Capitol Hill townhouse in 2017. According… Read more »

Today Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) seeking an immediate investigation into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s questionable lease arrangement with an energy lobbyist. The Representatives wrote: “We are writing to request you investigate allegations that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt received… Read more »

Today, Congressional Safe Climate Caucus co-chairs Reps. Alan Lowenthal and Don Beyer released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced its decision to roll back the clean car standards:  “By rolling back these clean car standards, President Trump and Scott Pruitt have again proved that they will prioritize deregulation over all else. Not all in… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would roll back the clean car standards as scandals continued to pile up around Administrator Scott Pruitt:  “Scott Pruitt’s decision to weaken our clean car standards will hurt Americans’ health, economy, and environment, but it may well help the bottom lines of the… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer today issued the following statement calling for the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt: “From the first Scott Pruitt has conducted himself terribly, without regard for environmental protection or public safety. He has given free rein to lobbyists and industry insiders to sabotage the EPA’s mission. He has endeavored to corrupt the… Read more »

Today, Rep. Don Beyer sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting a meeting, and asking that the FBI grant permission to local entities to publicly disclose the 9-1-1 call recordings that are affiliated with the Bijan Ghaisar case. In addition, Rep. Beyer pushed for an expedited response to his unanswered January 30, 2018 letter. Rep. Beyer wrote: “I want to meet because I… Read more »