Pruitt Ignoring Congressional Concerns About Politicization at EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Administrator has been shirking congressional inquiries about politicization within his agency, it was revealed during a hearing Tuesday. Scott Pruitt faced a grilling from Democratic Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee. He was peppered with questions about his environmental record, his responsiveness to Congress, and prior comments about the President. Pruitt claimed ignorance when asked about a New York Times report last month revealing a no-bid contract awarded to a Republican-supporting firm to monitor EPA employees and their attitudes…