House appropriators include $50 slap on the wrist for Scott Pruitt

Published June 6, 2018 10:34pm ET



Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt received a slap on the wrist Wednesday from House appropriators who included a rider in a $35 billion spending bill that blocks Pruitt from spending more than $50 on a pen.

The fiscal 2019 appropriations bill was passed on a 25-20 vote in the Appropriations Committee and sent to the House floor. The bill includes funding for the EPA, Interior Department, and various other agencies.

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