Scott Pruitt: “I believe that we as an agency and we as a nation can be both pro-energy and jobs and pro-environment, that we don't…”

The Agency, in my estimation, has not been urgent at prioritizing this cleanup of various sites across the country.

We have reduced those pollutants under the Clean Air Act that we regulate under the National Ambient Air Quality Program by over 65 percent.

We can achieve both, good environmental outcomes and pro-growth policies, and it's our commitment and my commitment to achieve that.

It is important to make sure that the methodology and data accompany those conclusions so that the American people can make informed decision about the rules and whether they actually are based upon sound science.