Senate confirms Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator in mostly party-line vote
Last edited Fri Feb 17, 2017, 03:04 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: CNBC
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday in a mostly party line vote.
The confirmation vote came after contentious hearings during which Democratic lawmakers questioned Pruitt over his ties to fossil fuel companies, his multiple legal challenges to EPA regulations and his public statements questioning the science behind climate change.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/scott-pruitt-epa-confirmation-senate-vote.html
Another day in GOP hell.
Keefer
(713 posts)One repug voted no. (Collins.)
One dem voted yes. Not sure who it was, but maybe Manchin?
Tanuki
(14,926 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)Marthe48
(17,055 posts)I downloaded some reports the other night.
So much information, so little time.
underpants
(182,958 posts)Marthe48
(17,055 posts)There is a site that found archived USDA information and they have it saved. Viva
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,675 posts)underpants
(182,958 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Maybe there will be something incriminating in the emails. One can hope.
dalton99a
(81,656 posts)old guy
(3,284 posts)It was not on party lines.
kerouac2
(449 posts)I copied/pasted the headline right when they posted it...
I'll see if I can edit my op to:
Senate confirms Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator in mostly party-line vote
old guy
(3,284 posts)edhopper
(33,646 posts)in practice anymore.
Just a advocate for the polluters.
riversedge
(70,362 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,393 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,335 posts)is a prerequisite to work for Trump.
cstanleytech
(26,339 posts)benld74
(9,911 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,060 posts)After he releases the court ordered documents on Monday - he's likely to face charges for collusion with energy companies. Expect his resignation to follow shortly after the legitimate press get their claws into all the damaging material. If he has destroyed the illegal communications he's likely to face contempt of court charges. That should be enough to make this the shortest appointment in US history.
Bayard
(22,184 posts)The papers will be released the first of next week so he can be fairly evaluated. This guy will wreck the EPA to the point of being useless. By the time these people are booted out there could be so much damage already done.