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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. Beyer was reacting to Pruitt'... Read more »

Reps. Don Beyer and Ted Lieu today wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General to request an investigation into whether Scott Pruitt violated the Federal Records Act. The letter cited recent reports that Pruitt intentionally hid or falsified records of meetings and discussions with representatives of industries regulated by the EPA. The lawmakers wrote: “We write regarding new a... 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,... 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” detai... Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer issued the following statement today on the departure of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: “Finally. Scott Pruitt was able to keep his position for so long -- despite astonishing megalomania and unethical behavior – only because of Donald Trump’s historic embrace of corruption. Pruitt acknowledged behavior in Congressional hearings and televised interviews that violated federal regula... 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,” ... 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 a... 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. T... Read more »

Rep. Don Beyer today wrote to Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking that he expand the investigation into the reports of neglect, and both physical and sexual abuse at shelters housing migrant children. Rep. Beyer urged Levinson to review how the federal government maintains and evaluates contracts with the facilities after concerns ... Read more »