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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 06:54 PM Jun 2018

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

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Senate committee targets Pruitt scandals in spending bill (Original Post) Julian Englis Jun 2018 OP
As if, Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #1
So What's The Point? Me. Jun 2018 #2
They can say they did something? Flaleftist Jun 2018 #5
"doesn't hold the weight of law and it isn't binding" - repubs can sound tough yet not do anything groundloop Jun 2018 #3
Waste of time. old guy Jun 2018 #4

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
1. As if,
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 07:00 PM
Jun 2018

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.

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