Senate confirms Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator in mostly party-line vote

[kerouac2]

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

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Another day in GOP hell.

[Keefer]

1. Actually,

One repug voted no. (Collins.)

One dem voted yes. Not sure who it was, but maybe Manchin?

[Tanuki]

6. Both Manchin and Heitkamp said ahead of the vote that they would vote to confirm.

[wordpix]

19. who needs them? I hope they're primaried bigly next time

[Marthe48]

2. download epa information from the site-hurry before its gone!

I downloaded some reports the other night.

So much information, so little time.

[underpants]

8. The kids are on it

https://www.wired.com/2017/02/diehard-coders-just-saved-nasas-earth-science-data/

[Marthe48]

11. I saw this the other day.

There is a site that found archived USDA information and they have it saved. Viva

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. And here: Dozens Of People Will Work To Preserve Federal Climate Data This Weekend

DU: Dozens Of People Will Work To Preserve Federal Climate Data This Weekend

DCist: Dozens Of People Will Work To Preserve Federal Climate Data This Weekend

[underpants]

20. Excellent

[femmocrat]

3. Disgusting.

Maybe there will be something incriminating in the emails. One can hope.

[dalton99a]

4. Evil greed.

[old guy]

5. Incorrect headline.

It was not on party lines.

[kerouac2]

13. They changed the headline on me!

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]

14. Not your fault.

[edhopper]

7. There is not a EPA

in practice anymore.
Just a advocate for the polluters.

[riversedge]

9. This is shameful that the Repugs would not wait until the fossil fuel docs were released.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. To me this is the worst cabinet pick ever

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Conflict of interest

is a prerequisite to work for Trump.

[cstanleytech]

16. Pretty much the vote that I expected including a Repungant offering up a token no vote. nt

[benld74]

17. EVERY Cabinet appointee has MORE baggage than SCROTUS

[Blue Idaho]

18. Short Stay...

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]

21. What is the big damn hurry?

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.