Sullivan Meets with EPA Administrator Designee Scott Pruitt

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s designee to become the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt.

“I have long been impressed with Attorney General Pruitt’s legal analysis and his incisive refutation of the lawless overreach we’ve seen from President Obama’s EPA these past 8 years,” said Senator Sullivan. “And I was likewise impressed today with Mr. Pruitt’s clear vision to return the EPA to its role of reasonably implementing our laws and protecting the environment without needlessly stifling development in Alaska and the rest of the country.”

“We discussed much-needed funding for water and wastewater infrastructure, and lifting burdensome regulatory and mitigation compliance requirements. Additionally, I stressed the importance of having the EPA serve hardworking Alaskans and Americans, instead of extreme environmental activists. I look forward to his speedy nomination.”

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