Dem senator on EPA chief's actions: 'I frankly find it galling'
Source: The Hill
BY MIRANDA GREEN - 01/30/18 11:06 AM EST
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on Tuesday furiously addressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt criticizing him for rolling back regulations, overlooking public health risks and critiquing former President Obama's policies.
In Carper's opening statement at a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing on EPA oversight, the ranking member challenged Pruitt for not coming before the committee until almost a year after he took the helm of the EPA, comparing Pruitt's few appearances at Capitol Hill oversight committees to those of his predecessors.
"I'd note for the record that your immediate predecessor, Gina McCarthy, appeared before this committee six times in two years, while her predecessor, Lisa Jackson, appeared before us 14 times in six years. You can do better on this front and it's important that you do," he said.
Tuesday's hearing was Pruitt's second appearance before a congressional oversight panel and his first in front of the EPW since leading the EPA.
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