Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford is making a case to other U.S. Senators that they should vote to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the EPA. In a Friday-morning speech on the Senate floor, the Republican Senator noted how Pruitt’s been “beaten up” lately by environmental groups and opponents. But …
Two of Oklahoma’s energy associations released individual statements praising the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. “The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee made the right step to end the grandstanding by a minority of its committee members and move …
While Scott Pruitt’s name is on its way to the U.S. Senate, Democrats who boycotted a Thursday vote on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee defend their actions. Led by ranking committee member, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) they decried committee chairman Sen. John Barrasso’s decision to suspend the committee rules “and rush through the …
“There comes a time when vetting turns into obstructionism.” “This is nothing more than a Senatorial temper tantrum.” Democrats boycotted a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday, thwarting an intended committee vote on the recommendation to the full Senate of Scott Pruitt’s nomination to become the new administrator of the EPA. With half of the …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says it could be nearly two more weeks before Attorney General Scott Pruitt is confirmed to be the new Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s what he said in an interview with OK Energy Today and he blamed the stall tactics of Democrats in the Senate. “This will …
Former Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment J.D. Strong said it before a U.S. Senate Committee and continues to say it. He thinks Attorney General Scott Pruitt is the right man to take over the Environmental Protection Agency. Now the head of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department, Strong was interviewed by WNYC, a pair of non-profit …
Even after Attorney General Scott Pruitt became the most questioned EPA nominee ever, Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee raised more questions in their own panel discussion this week in Washington, D.C. And some Oklahomans took part in the event sponsored by Delaware U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, the ranking minority member of …
While Attorney General Scott Pruitt waits during a Democrat-caused delay of a Senate confirmation vote on his nomination to head the EPA, the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is drumming up support for him. Speaking Monday on the Senate floor, Sen. John Barrasso told the full Senate that Pruitt should …
It’s not a secret President Donald Trump had the Environmental Protection Agency in his sights as he took office. And on Tuesday, he proved it by announcing and implementing a media blackout at the EPA. His order also bars staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. President Trump’s move bans the EPA from making …
They might have been at odds when it came to politics and the environment, but Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe offered fond comments about former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in a report on accomplishments of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. It was a report for the EPW committee in the 114th congress, a …
