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pnwmom

(108,954 posts)
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 09:47 PM Aug 2017

Why should we believe a WORD Scott Pruitt's EPA has to say?

They say not to worry about the chemical plant exploding, that nothing bad happened. Hah!

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/07/trumps-epa-head-confirmed-environmentalists-worst-fears/

Even though Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to “get rid of” the Environmental Protection Agency “in almost every form,” it’s rare for his EPA administrator to go around and admit that’s just what they’re doing.

Usually, EPA chief Scott Pruitt sticks to a familiar set of talking points during his interviews, insisting he is refocusing the agency’s core mission defined by Congress to protect air and water. Yet he confirmed environmentalists’ worst suspicions on a conservative Birmingham-based radio program on July 6, when he responded to praise from co-host Andrea Lindenburg. “I like what Donald Trump has done here as president,” she said. “He took a guy who wanted to get rid of the EPA—dismantle it—and put him in charge of it.”

Pruitt replied with a chuckle: “Ha. That’s right.” The former Oklahoma Attorney General launched 14 lawsuits against the Obama administration’s EPA before his appointment.

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Why should we believe a WORD Scott Pruitt's EPA has to say? (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2017 OP
There's a way it makes sense gratuitous Aug 2017 #1

gratuitous

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1. There's a way it makes sense
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 09:48 PM
Aug 2017

But first you have to get kicked in the head by a horse. Otherwise, I still think every word out of this administration is a lie, including "and" and "the."

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