Trump’s EPA nominee: We will obey Congress

Published January 18, 2017 12:00pm ET



President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency is vowing to change the agency from one that strong arms states and ignores Congress into one that is more collaborative and listens to lawmakers, according to a copy of prepared remarks issued before his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday morning.

“If given the opportunity to serve as administrator, I will work to ensure that EPA has a cooperative and collaborative relationship with Congress in fulfilling its intent,” Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will say in prepared remarks he will deliver to the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee.

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