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On the recordFebruary 16, 2017
I can tell you it is bittersweet to be here today. As we sometimes say back home: I've got some good news; I've got some bad news. On the good news side, we are here today to confirm Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the next Administrator of the EPA. While he should have been passed through the Senate weeks ago, we are here now. We are here today. We are going to get it done in a couple of hours. That is good news. As they say about Montana, we are a unique blend of Merle Haggard and John Denver, and mastering that melody is always a challenge. When you do, it results in a commonsense approach to environmental stewardship, and I can tell you Scott Pruitt is the guy to do it. I literally left my office to come here and make these remarks, and guess who I was meeting with in my office. It was Scott Pruitt. You know what we talked about? He came into my office. When you come into my office, you can see Montana all over the walls. You are going to see me with a fly rod in my hand. You are going to see pictures of trout that we have caught and released back into the streams and rivers of our State. We talked about fly fishing in Yellowstone Park. He loves to fly-fish. In fact, he asked to me: Do you know where Cooke City, MT, is? I said: Scott, Cooke City, MT? Let me show you. I have a map of the Beartooth in my office with pins in all the lakes that I have blown to.…
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Steve Daines
Republican · Montana

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