Ed Markey: “I want to continue on the subject that I was just referencing. This is a story from Oklahoma that is on the wires right…”

“I want to continue on the subject that I was just referencing. This is a story from Oklahoma that is on the wires right now across the country. Headline: ``Judge orders Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to release emails related to fossil fuel industry.'' Let me read a little bit of this news story. This is Oklahoma City. A judge has ruled that Americans have a right to know how much of a relationship Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has with oil and gas leaders before becoming the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. For years, Pruitt has been an outspoken adversary of the EPA and is currently suing the agency. In December, President Donald Trump selected Pruitt to lead the agency despite concerns from lawmakers. A 2014 New York Times report claimed that Pruitt's ties to Devon Energy Corporation directly influenced decisions he made while in office in Oklahoma. Through open records requests, the New York Times obtained a letter written by Devon's attorneys, which was then taken to Pruitt. The article states, ``The attorney general's staff had taken Devon's draft, copied it onto state government stationery with only a few word changes, and sent it to Washington with the attorney general's signature.'' In 2014, KFOR asked for a comment to the allegations, but received a statement focusing on the benefits of the oil industry. . . .…”