Senate committee targets Pruitt scandals in spending bill
Source: The Hill
A Senate committee unanimously passed a spending bill Thursday with a non-binding provision taking aim at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt for his recent ethics scandals.
In a non-binding report attached to the Senate Appropriations Committee's bill to fund the EPA and the Interior Department in fiscal 2019, the lawmakers sought to further crack down on Pruitt's alleged behavior.
"The Committee feels strongly that it is essential that agencies provided funding in this Act comply with all applicable ethics regulations. To that end, the Committee directs that none of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of 5 CFR § 2635, the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch," it reads.
Since the language is in the committee report attached to the bill, it doesn't hold the weight of law and it isn't binding.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/392299-senate-committee-targets-pruitt-scandals-in-spending-bill
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)the rules had to be reinstated. He broke the rules. It's not like he found some sort of spending loophole. He broke the rules and the laws and our Lands are paying for it.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)Or maybe it's a message saying "Stop that bullshit"
groundloop
(11,488 posts)old guy
(3,281 posts)It's being done only for PR reasons.