Sullivan Questions EPA Administrator Designee Pruitt at Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after questioning Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, nominated to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in a committee hearing.
“I have enormous respect for Attorney General Pruitt, who spent hours answering tough questions with ease and intelligence. As EPA Administrator, Mr. Pruitt has made it clear that he will uphold the rule of law, and will work with Alaska and all of the states to protect our environment and be a partner in progress, rather than an impediment to economic growth. He committed to work with Alaskans on building much-needed water and wastewater infrastructure in communities lacking both, many of which are in Alaska, and to work to lift overreaching and burdensome federal environmental requirements, including for our fishermen. I look forward to working with Mr. Pruitt in the years ahead to regain some of the trust that Alaskans have lost in the EPA.”
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