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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
It's hard to imagine a more damning statement and from one who served, not that long ago, in the position of trust, Mr. Pruitt, to which you have been nominated.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper critiques Pruitt's nomination based on Whitman's statement.

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