Confirmation Hearing of Scott Pruitt to Head the EPA   ...3 of 4 >
Jan. 18, 2017--In one of four confirmation hearings today, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, nominee to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.  Pruitt's nomination is among the most controversial of Trump's Cabinet picks.
Chairman Tom Barasso (R-WY).  (Below) Among the Democrats questioning Pruitt were Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).
Meanwhile, there was also an interesting scene in the corridor outside the hearing room as the National Mining Association brought in a busload of coal miners and activists from Moms Clean Air Force, among other groups, also showed up.
Moms meet miners.
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