Trump Taps Scott Pruitt for EPA
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Scott Pruitt, Trump's pick to head the EPA, has sued the EPADonald 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.
From the Right
Trump Taps Scott Pruitt as EPA DirectorTrump 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."
From the Left
OPINION: Why Scott Pruitt is such a threat: Trump's EPA pick would be a disaster for the air we breathe and water we drinkEvery 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.
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