WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency paid just $50 a night to stay in a Capitol Hill condominium linked to a prominent Washington lobbyist whose firm represents fossil fuel companies, officials acknowledged Friday.EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt paid for a single bedroom in the building about a block from the U.S. Capitol, staying for about six months in 2017. Three units inside the building belong to a corporation co-owned by the wife of J. Steven Hart, the chairman and CEO of the powerhouse lobbying firm Williams and Jensen PLLC, according to records.The firm’s clients include Exxon Mobil Corp. and the major liquefied natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy Inc. — companies that have billions at stake in regulatory decisions over which Pruitt presides. In at least one case, Pruitt met in his EPA office with a lobbyist from Hart’s firm while he was renting the room, records showed.The $50-per-night rate is significantly lower than advertised … [Read more...] about EPA chief Scott Pruitt paid $50 a night for DC condo linked to lobbyist
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After leaving $50-a-night rental, EPA’s Scott Pruitt had no fixed D.C. address for a month
After moving out of the Capitol Hill condo apartment he rented for $50 a night last summer, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears to not have maintained a Washington residence for a month, instead traveling extensively for work and remaining for weeks at his Tulsa, Okla., home.Pruitt ended his housing arrangement with lobbyist Vicki Hart on Aug. 4. At that point, he already had embarked on a more than weeklong trip across five states to visit with elected officials and farmers about the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda, with a weekend at home in Tulsa along the way.He then took an extended vacation, according to agency records, during which time officials said that he underwent knee surgery and recuperated at home while receiving staff briefings. After another round of meetings in Oklahoma and a visit to Texas to survey the damage from Hurricane Harvey, Pruitt returned to EPA headquarters Sept. 5, according to his public calendars. Members of his … [Read more...] about After leaving $50-a-night rental, EPA’s Scott Pruitt had no fixed D.C. address for a month
Conservative senators race to EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s defense
close Video Full interview: Scott Pruitt pushes back on controversies Full interview: Ed Henry talks with embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who fires back at critics, defending his decision to take a $50 a day condo rental from the wife of a lobbyist and claims he just found out about a controversial pay raise for two of his staff members. Conservative senators on Thursday raced to defend embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, who is being scrutinized by the White House for arranging a controversial condo rental agreement with the wife of an energy lobbyist. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., credited Pruitt for his conservative credentials, and his efforts at unwinding environmental regulations imposed by prior administrations. “[email protected] is likely the bravest and most conservative member of Trump's Cabinet. We need him to help @realDonaldTrump drain the regulatory swamp,” Paul said on Twitter. [email protected] is likely … [Read more...] about Conservative senators race to EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s defense
Delingpole: Scott Pruitt Is Doing Great. Trump Cannot Afford to Let the Green Blob Claim His Scalp
The knives are out for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. It’s so blatant that even liberals have noticed.Pruitt is paying a terrible price for the crime of being the most effective player in Trump’s administration. And, of course, for daring to take on the most powerful vested interest in the swamp – the Green Blob, aka the Climate Industrial Complex. The Green Blob by no means comprises merely Democrats.Consider the array of Blobsters trying to bring Pruitt down. Besides the usual leftist suspects such as John Podesta their number also includes conservatives such as The Weekly Standard‘s Bill Kristol, the Washington Post‘s Jennifer Rubin and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie. What on earth did Pruitt do wrong? Well, there’s the Green Blob narrative version of events which is that Scott Pruitt has become embroiled in a number of “scandals” which render him unfit for public office. If you really care, … [Read more...] about Delingpole: Scott Pruitt Is Doing Great. Trump Cannot Afford to Let the Green Blob Claim His Scalp
Scott Pruitt’s real sin is that he’s a total killer for Trump’s agenda — and it’s why the media is trying to destroy him
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt Max Rossi/Reuters EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has come under fire in the media in recent weeks. Andy Surabian, a former special assistant to President Donald Trump in the White House, argues that Trump should ignore the noise and keep Pruitt in his Cabinet. That's because Pruitt has been a huge supporter and enactor of Trump's agenda. now second-guessing the salaries of individual low-level aides, questioning whether the director of scheduling and advance really deserved a recent raise. The government admits to annually wasting an amount of money larger than the GDP of most nations on earth, but we're really going to spend time on the $114,590 salary of an EPA staffer? CNN's self-righteous breathlessness over a spate of ticky-tacky Pruitt "scandals" is senseless on its face. So what's really going on here? Pruitt's biggest problem is not his alleged misdeeds. It's his effectiveness and determination … [Read more...] about Scott Pruitt’s real sin is that he’s a total killer for Trump’s agenda — and it’s why the media is trying to destroy him