Post by tnthomas on Jul 5, 2018 16:00:53 GMT -5
President Trump announced EPA chief Scott Pruitt had resigned on July 5.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s resignation was “long overdue,” some lawmakers said as President Trump announced the Cabinet change on Thursday.
Pruitt, 50, and his office, which he led since 2017, had come under fire for extravagant spending habits, including on first-class travel, pay raises to top aides and a $43,000 soundproof booth.
In announcing his resignation on July 5, Trump said Pruitt had “done an outstanding job” leading the EPA and “will always be thankful to him for this.”
The resignation sparked varied responses from lawmakers.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, said it’s “time for new leadership at the EPA” after the resignation.
“There have been too many ethical lapses under Administrator Pruitt’s watch and this decision is in the best interests of the agency and our country,” she said in a statement. “I look forward to working with our next EPA Administrator to protect the environmental interests of our district, which is the proud home of the Adirondacks.”
Sen. Tom Carper, the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, said Pruitt made the EPA “a punchline.” And while he heralded Pruitt’s resignation, he said it was “long overdue.”
“I knew that Mr. Pruitt and I would seriously disagree when it came to policy. That was no surprise. But Mr. Pruitt’s brazen abuse of his position for his own personal gain has been absolutely astounding, rivaled only by the silence of far too many in Congress and in the White House who allowed Mr. Pruitt’s unethical, and at times, possibly illegal behavior to go unchecked,” the Delaware senator said in a lengthy statement.
Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., simply shared the news of Pruitt’s resignation on Twitter and said, “Good riddance.” foxnews.com
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s resignation was “long overdue,” some lawmakers said as President Trump announced the Cabinet change on Thursday.
Pruitt, 50, and his office, which he led since 2017, had come under fire for extravagant spending habits, including on first-class travel, pay raises to top aides and a $43,000 soundproof booth.
In announcing his resignation on July 5, Trump said Pruitt had “done an outstanding job” leading the EPA and “will always be thankful to him for this.”
The resignation sparked varied responses from lawmakers.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, said it’s “time for new leadership at the EPA” after the resignation.
“There have been too many ethical lapses under Administrator Pruitt’s watch and this decision is in the best interests of the agency and our country,” she said in a statement. “I look forward to working with our next EPA Administrator to protect the environmental interests of our district, which is the proud home of the Adirondacks.”
Sen. Tom Carper, the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, said Pruitt made the EPA “a punchline.” And while he heralded Pruitt’s resignation, he said it was “long overdue.”
“I knew that Mr. Pruitt and I would seriously disagree when it came to policy. That was no surprise. But Mr. Pruitt’s brazen abuse of his position for his own personal gain has been absolutely astounding, rivaled only by the silence of far too many in Congress and in the White House who allowed Mr. Pruitt’s unethical, and at times, possibly illegal behavior to go unchecked,” the Delaware senator said in a lengthy statement.
Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., simply shared the news of Pruitt’s resignation on Twitter and said, “Good riddance.” foxnews.com