Oversight

More than 100 Democrats sign letter calling for Stephen Miller to resign BY BRETT SAMUELS - 11/21/2019  More than 100 Democratic lawmakers on Thursday signed on to a letter calling for President Trump to fire senior adviser Stephen Miller as a civil rights group details hundreds of controversial emails he sent prior to his time in the administration. "Given… Read more »

Democrats dubious as Trump dangles impeachment testimony offer BY PATRICIA ZENGERLE & SUSAN CORNWELL - 11/18/2019  Democrats responded skeptically on Monday to President Donald Trump's declaration that he might be willing to testify in his impeachment inquiry and also said they were examining the truthfulness of his testimony in the Russia 2016 election interference… Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer on Powell testimony and the millionaire surtax CNBC - 11/13/2019 Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) joins CNBC’s “The Exchange” team to discuss his questioning of Federal Reserve Jerome Powell and his thoughts on the testimony.   Watch the full interview here Read more »

Here are the 5 most important things Fed Chair Powell talked about on Capitol Hill BY JEFF COX - 11/13/2019 The politics of policy Powell also faced at least two occasions where members tried to pull him into commenting on political issues. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz tried several ways to get Powell to comment on the tax plans of Democratic presidential hopefuls. “I’m… Read more »

President Trump announced the United States will begin the withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Accord, leaving America as the only nation to abandon the global effort to combat climate change. New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Chair Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and NDC Climate Change Task Force Co-Chairs Don Beyer (VA-08), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Susan Wild… Read more »

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced that he will hold a town hall on the impeachment investigation on November 21 in the auditorium of Alexandria’s T.C. Williams High School. Beyer will be joined by a panel of legal and national security experts, who will be announced in days to come as they are confirmed, to answer questions from constituents. “This investigation is one… Read more »

Congressmen Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, are calling on the Trump Administration to remain in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. In a letter to President Trump, the Members wrote, “As members of the Safe Climate Caucus, we write to express the importance of the United States maintaining its commitment to the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following statement today after the House voted to pass H. Res. 660, which establishes procedures for open hearings as part of the impeachment investigation: “Today the House voted to let the American people hear directly from witnesses who saw President Trump engage in some of the worst abuses of power in the history of this… Read more »

Rep. Beyer Hails Passage of Impeachment Resolution Falls Church News Press - 10/31/2019 U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church, issued the following statement today after the House voted to pass H. Res. 660, which establishes procedures for open hearings as part of the impeachment investigation: “Today the House… Read more »

U.S. House votes to sanction Turkey, recognize Armenian genocide BY ROBIN BRAVENDER - 10/30/2019  The U.S. House on Tuesday passed legislation with broad bipartisan support to impose sanctions against Turkey for its military invasion of northern Syria.  Lawmakers also voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to adopt a resolution that commemorates the Armenian genocide, when… Read more »