Headline Roundup • December 8th, 2016
Trump Taps Scott Pruitt for EPA
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USA TODAY
Donald Trump tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, as environmental groups and Democratic lawmakers denounced the selection of a state official who has sued the agency he is now slated to lead.
Townhall
Trump said "For too long, the EPA has spent taxpayer dollars on an out-of-control anti-energy agenda that has destroyed millions of jobs, while also undermining our incredible farmers and many other businesses and industries at every turn. As my EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, the highly respected Attorney General from the state of Oklahoma, will reverse this trend and restore the EPA's essential mission of keeping our air and our water clean and safe."
New York Daily News
Every newly elected President is entitled to assemble the management team of his choice. That is why, of the roughly 1,000 senior administration officials requiring a Senate confirmation, the vast majority are confirmed by a simple voice vote.
