2 Florida Republicans Now Joining Calls For Scott Pruitt To Resign

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Source: huffpot


04/03/2018 01:33 pm ET Updated 44 minutes ago


Reps. Carlos Curbelo and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen say Pruitt should leave the agency amid growing controversy over his spending and ties to lobbyists.



WASHINGTON ― Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) called for Scott Pruitt’s resignation Tuesday, becoming the first Republicans to demand the embattled Environmental Protection Agency administrator step down amid growing controversy over his spending and ties to lobbyists.

In a tweet, Curbelo said Pruitt’s “corruption scandals are an embarrassment,” and urged President Donald Trump to fire the nation’s top environmental regulator if he does not quit.
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“When scandals and distractions overtake a public servant’s ability to function effectively, another person should fill that role,” the congresswoman said in a statement provided to HuffPost.

Curbelo is one of the most vulnerable House Republicans running for re-election this cycle ― former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won his majority-Latino district by 16 points in the 2016 election ― and he has said he’d welcome Trump’s help ahead of the 2018 midterms. Curbelo is up just five points over likely Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, according to a survey the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released this week........................

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carlos-curbelo-scott-pruitt_us_5ac3b87be4b04646b6470a31

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[jaysunb]

1. These two probably heard there's an election coming up soon,

and lots of folk in their districts are suddenly paying attention.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Ros-Lehtinen is retiring.

So like other retiring Republicans, she suddenly doesn't give a shit about what Donald Trump might think.

[calimary]

7. No kidding. Easy for her to say - NOW.

Still a chickenshit, though. The gutsy ones are those who are still in office and have the good sense to denounce or resist their "dear leader." So far, only the retirees are the ones speaking out. I do NOT call that backbone.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Spending and lobbyists? What about destroying the environment

[jmowreader]

5. That's why Trump hired him

Their constituents are getting pissed with Pruitt's first-class plane tickets and expensive paranoia.

[Motley13]

4. I would like to hear more about having to break down the door to rescue him from a nap

[not fooled]

6. He's too blatant

to work in this crime ring you are supposed to hide the illegal activity better.

pruitt is attracting too much attention, that's all. It's not as though donnie and his co-conspirators really mind the grifting.

[warmfeet]

8. Leavenworth for the lot of them.

[Marcuse]

9. Meanwhile Pruitt and his EPA are quietly working toward a dirtier environment! Holy Orwell!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/climate/trump-auto-emissions-rules.html

[BobTheSubgenius]

10. If every action of theirs caused embarrassment, scandal and contgroversy,

and and were egregious enough for them to resign, there would be precious few Republicans in government.

[appalachiablue]

11. Begone, now-

[Amaryllis]

12. Apparently this doesn't apply to Trump:

“When scandals and distractions overtake a public servant’s ability to function effectively, another person should fill that role,” the congresswoman said in a statement provided to HuffPost.