Wyden has ‘no confidence’ Pruitt would run EPA fairly

Published January 18, 2017 3:28pm ET



Sen. Ron Wyden Wednesday morning slammed President-elect Trump’s choice of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency.

In a Senate floor speech Wednesday, the Oregon Democrat said he had “no confidence” Pruitt would uphold the agency’s mission. Pruitt has his first confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

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