Political Quotes

“I just want to follow up on the comments of my friend, the chairman from Wyoming, and I note that Scott Pruitt has responded to more questions than anyone in EPA history since Gina McCarthy, the past Administrator who responded to more than 1,400 questions, and she actually responded to them completely, not evasively and not indirectly. She needed more time, given the volume of questions, and more time was granted so she might more fully answer the questions that were raised. I just wanted to add that if I could. Mr. President, I come to the floor to share with you and with our colleagues the reasons I oppose the nomination of Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the EPA Administrator. Over the last month, we have had a number of President Trump's nominees come before the committee and be debated on the Senate floor, as you know. We have had multiple confirmation hearings in a single day, with Members running to and from hearings trying to learn more about nominees and get important questions answered. So I understand if some of my colleagues who have attended back-to-back hearings have not yet delved into Scott Pruitt's record as deeply as we have on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and that is why we are here today. As ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I, along with my colleagues on the committee, have scoured Mr. Pruitt's record to the best of our ability with the somewhat limited information the nominee has provided.…”