EPA Administrator Nomination
2017-02-17T10:33:46-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzAxXC8yMDE3MDIxNzEwMzQyMTAxMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI) Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE), and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), held a news conference to speak against Scott Pruitt’s nomination to be EPA administrator. They also talked about their request to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to delay the floor vote on Mr. Pruitt’s nomination to allow time to review emails that had just been ordered released by an Oklahoma judge that allegedly contain .correspondence between Mr. Pruitt and oil, gas, and coal industry contacts during his tenure as Oklahoma attorney general.
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI) Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE),… read more
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI) Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE), and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), held a news conference to speak against Scott Pruitt’s nomination to be EPA administrator. They also talked about their request to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to delay the floor vote on Mr. Pruitt’s nomination to allow time to review emails that had just been ordered released by an Oklahoma judge that allegedly contain .correspondence between Mr. Pruitt and oil, gas, and coal industry contacts during his tenure as Oklahoma attorney general. close
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