Think Progress Along with an expected failure to send the coal industry on a long-term recovery, the ACE rule includes an acknowledgment that the plan would lead to up to 1,400 premature deaths annually. The Clean Power Plan, on the other hand, was projected to help fight climate change as well as protect human health. The Clean Power Plan would help avoid between 1,500 and 3,600 premature deaths annually by 2030, the New York Times reported Tuesday. “President Trump and Acting EPA head Andrew W... Read more

The Hill Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.): "President Trump and Acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler teamed up with their friends in the fossil fuel industry to release a plan that would open the floodgates to more carbon pollution across the country." "The Administration's proposal is a betrayal of the public trust that fails to uphold the EPA's legal obligation under the Clean Air Act to protect Americans from pollution." Read more

ARL Now Arlington’s local congressman, Rep. Don Beyer (D), was interviewed on CNN’s Situation Room last night on the topic of President Trump stripping former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance. Read more

CNN Rep. Don Beyer told Scuitto on "The Situation Room" that he views revoking the security clearance as a "a striking move toward authoritarianism." The Virginia Democrat said, "This is what dictators do. They shut down the press. They shut down dissent. They jail their opponents or in this case they steal their security clearances." Click here to read the full article Read more

The Hill A Democratic lawmaker tore into President Trump on Wednesday for his decision to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance. In a tweet that came minutes after the White House announced the move, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) accused Trump of “punishing” Brennan for his harsh criticism of the president and said Trump is acting like a “dictator.” “A flimsy excuse to set a terrible precedent,” Beyer tweeted. “Trump is clearly punishing John Brennan for criticizing him, cracking... Read more

Bustle Similarly, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) suggested that Trump's decision was personally motivated, tweeting, "That Trump didn’t even ask his own Director of National Intelligence before revoking John Brennan’s security clearance tells you everything you need to know. This was political retribution, pure and simple." Click here to read the full article Read more

The Hill Democrats accused the president of acting like a "dictator" by restricting Brennan's access, apparently in response to his frequent criticism of the Trump administration. “The President has adopted the weak, paranoid, authoritarian behavior of a dictator,” Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) tweeted after the announcement. Click here to read the full article Read more

CNN But Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer reacted to ProPublica's report on Twitter, calling the revelation "a huge corruption scandal." "Trump gave power to make decisions at the VA - affecting every US veteran - to three men who are neither government officials nor vets. Their only qualification: membership at Mar-A-Lago, for which they pay Trump," Beyer said. Click here to read the full article Read more

Think Progress Using the USA Today op-ed as a guide, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) on Wednesday tweeted a list of reasons why Zinke believes wildfires have grown worse in the western United States. The list did not include climate change. “I’d rather hear from scientists about what causes wildfires, but he keeps censoring them,” Beyer said in response to Zinke’s op-ed. The Department of the Interior has been accused of removing mentions of climate change from its website since Zinke took over as head of... Read more

Rep. Don Beyer issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed to roll back fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks: “In one of President Trump’s most significant efforts to undo Obama’s environmental legacy, he solidified his own: prioritize the wish list of big corporate polluters over the health of the American people. In rolling back the fuel-efficiency standards, the Trump Administration h... Read more