{"id":2740,"date":"2018-06-15T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/epa-official-pruitt-had-a-clear-sense-of-entitlement\/"},"modified":"2018-06-15T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T17:35:00","slug":"epa-official-pruitt-had-a-clear-sense-of-entitlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/epa-official-pruitt-had-a-clear-sense-of-entitlement\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Official: Pruitt Had A \u2018Clear Sense Of Entitlement\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">This week, Scott Pruitt&rsquo;s long list of scandals grew even more, as he continued to abuse his taxpayer-funded position for personal gain. Meanwhile, Pruitt&rsquo;s policies are damaging the environment he is supposed to protect and endangering public health.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">Here&rsquo;s a look at some of what has happened at the EPA this week:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">EPA senior staff members frequently felt <\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172531000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE601ELbnjyWJp-BFxcUh3MiN58BA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pressured<\/a> by Pruitt to help in personal matters and obtain special favors for his family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">EPA officials said Pruitt had a &ldquo;<\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172531000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE601ELbnjyWJp-BFxcUh3MiN58BA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clear sense of entitlement<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">Pruitt called on an executive with <\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/energy-environment\/wp\/2018\/06\/15\/scott-pruitt-and-his-family-received-rose-bowl-tickets-from-energy-pr-executive-letter-claims\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172531000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgDtaeL_5G9wNLs_10BmlUVN6vMA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/energy-environment\/wp\/2018\/06\/15\/scott-pruitt-and-his-family-received-rose-bowl-tickets-from-energy-pr-executive-letter-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">financial interests<\/a> in the energy industry to help secure tickets to the Rose Bowl.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">Pruitt <\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172531000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE601ELbnjyWJp-BFxcUh3MiN58BA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contacted <\/a>the former speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates to help his daughter get into the University of Virginia School of Law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">At least three EPA staffers were <\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172531000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE601ELbnjyWJp-BFxcUh3MiN58BA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/15\/us\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-aides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dispatched <\/a>to help Pruitt&rsquo;s daughter obtain a summer internship at the White House.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">Pruitt had a top EPA aide help contact Republican <\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/epa-chief-scott-pruitt-tapped-aide-donors-to-help-wife-land-job-at-conservative-group\/2018\/06\/13\/f54c87fa-6db1-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html?utm_term%3D.f43731bd4918&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172531000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5y91e0jPZQsT43N2nuxVG_AJhhw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/epa-chief-scott-pruitt-tapped-aide-donors-to-help-wife-land-job-at-conservative-group\/2018\/06\/13\/f54c87fa-6db1-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html?utm_term=.f43731bd4918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">donors<\/a> who might offer his wife a job.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">A federal judge ruled that Pruitt&rsquo;s EPA<\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"> <a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/new-york\/articles\/2018-06-13\/judge-rules-epa-failing-to-curb-pollution-blowing-east&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172532000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEo5k5QRudmslS8T3F5HNwQE2dh-A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/new-york\/articles\/2018-06-13\/judge-rules-epa-failing-to-curb-pollution-blowing-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">violated<\/a> the Clean Air Act by failing to curb ozone air pollution from five states upwind of New York and Connecticut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-54959003-0471-1260-4973-30a8f289fe0d\"><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\">Pruitt&rsquo;s former aides told congressional investigators that Pruitt has intentionally <\/strong><\/span><strong id=\"m_6275031095046890653gmail-m_-3903940715523058790gmail-docs-internal-guid-84ff25cf-0472-5cd3-da02-49f53af93323\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/dem-pruitts-epa-stalled-production-public-records\/story?id%3D55809253&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529170172532000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTVrdJBASwq5dAwuBlPQRapBKTxQ\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/dem-pruitts-epa-stalled-production-public-records\/story?id=55809253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delayed<\/a> the production of agency documents in response to open records requests about his tenure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Scott Pruitt&rsquo;s long list of scandals grew even more, as he continued to abuse his taxpayer-funded position for personal gain. Meanwhile, Pruitt&rsquo;s policies are damaging the environment he is supposed to protect and endangering public health. &nbsp; Here&rsquo;s a look at some of what has happened at the EPA this week: &nbsp; EPA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EPA Official: Pruitt Had A \u2018Clear Sense Of Entitlement\u2019 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/epa-official-pruitt-had-a-clear-sense-of-entitlement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-06-15T17:35:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/epa-official-pruitt-had-a-clear-sense-of-entitlement\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/epa-official-pruitt-had-a-clear-sense-of-entitlement\/\",\"name\":\"EPA Official: Pruitt Had A \u2018Clear Sense Of Entitlement\u2019 - 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