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Capito Votes to Confirm Pruitt for EPA Administrator

Press Release

Date: Feb. 17, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Executive Branch Environment Legislative Branch

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement after voting to confirm Attorney General Scott Pruitt as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator:

"Attorney General Pruitt is the most thoroughly vetted nominee for administrator in the history of the EPA. He embodies the leadership we need to restore accountability to the agency. He will return the EPA to its core mission of protecting public and environmental health while balancing economic impact. While I am disappointed by the Democrat obstruction that delayed today's vote, I am very glad the Senate has confirmed Attorney General Pruitt. I know he will be an excellent partner to West Virginia as the next administrator of the EPA."


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