{"id":2830,"date":"2018-07-05T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/05\/dnc-statement-on-resignation-of-scott-pruitt\/"},"modified":"2018-07-05T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T21:00:00","slug":"dnc-statement-on-resignation-of-scott-pruitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-resignation-of-scott-pruitt\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Statement on Resignation of Scott Pruitt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_303812026436354046gmail-docs-internal-guid-fd40ce47-6c3c-d643-fc32-e75404cae482\">DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_303812026436354046gmail-docs-internal-guid-fd40ce47-6c3c-d643-fc32-e75404cae482\">&ldquo;Donald Trump made a campaign promise to drain the swamp. Instead, he brought in people like Scott Pruitt&mdash;one of the most corrupt Cabinet members in modern American history. For more than a year, Pruitt abused his power and shamelessly wasted taxpayer dollars, and Trump stood by him in scandal after scandal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_303812026436354046gmail-docs-internal-guid-fd40ce47-6c3c-d643-fc32-e75404cae482\">&ldquo;The one thing Scott Pruitt didn&rsquo;t do with taxpayer funds was his job. Instead of protecting our environment, he protected polluters and put our children&rsquo;s health and future at risk&mdash;and Trump&#39;s new acting administrator, former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, is set to follow in his footsteps. The American people are watching, and they will hold this administration accountable for its corruption.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned: &nbsp; &ldquo;Donald Trump made a campaign promise to drain the swamp. Instead, he brought in people like Scott Pruitt&mdash;one of the most corrupt Cabinet members in modern American history. 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