Pelosi Statement on Nomination of Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator

"For the sake of the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the planet we will leave our children, the head of the EPA cannot be a stenographer for the lobbyists of polluters and Big Oil.

"Scott Pruitt's record as Oklahoma's Attorney General is a laundry list of favors to the special interests.  Pruitt has brazenly used his office as a vehicle for the agenda of big polluters and climate deniers in the courts – and he could do immense damage as the Administrator of the EPA.

"The American people are more engaged on the climate crisis and environmental justice today than ever before.  Republicans may try to undermine our commitments to climate, but states, the private sector, and communities across America are stepping forward.  Democrats will continue to fight for clean air, clean water, and the clean energy investments that protect our climate and create good-paying jobs."