Senate confirms Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator in mostly party-line vote [View all]

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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

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Another day in GOP hell.