Liberals Ramp Up Crusade to Oust EPA Head Scott Pruitt

CCD Editor’s Note: For those with short memories, Rep. Lieu once introduced the Climate Solutions Act that would have forced the entire country to follow California’s onerous carbon dioxide reduction targets.

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California Rep. Ted Lieu (D) wants President Donald Trump to fire EPA Chief Scott Pruitt after reports surfaced showing the former Oklahoma attorney general rented a room from energy lobbyists.

“You don’t need @EPAScottPruitt, who spent taxpayer dollars on 1st class travel, violated ethics laws & is deeply paranoid. You should fire him,” the Democrat wrote in a tweet Saturday to his followers.

Lieu’s comment comes less than a day after reports from Bloomberg showed Pruitt paid $50 per night for a condo owned by an energy lobbyist’s wife.

Dear @realDonaldTrump: Republicans who don’t believe in climate change & want to dismantle environmental protections are a dime a dozen. You don’t need @EPAScottPruitt, who spent taxpayer dollars on 1st class travel, violated ethics laws & is deeply paranoid. You should fire him. https://t.co/iS6JdWfmR2

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 31, 2018

An EPA spokesman said Pruitt rented the room while he was in the process of moving to Washington, D.C.

“While transitioning to Washington, Administrator Pruitt signed a lease to rent a bedroom in a condo and he moved out at the end of July,” spokesman Jahan Wilcox said in a press statement following the report.

Justina Fugh, the senior counsel for ethics at the EPA, said the living arrangement did not present an ethics issue.

“I don’t conclude that this is a prohibited gift at all. It was a routine business transaction and permissible even if from a personal friend,” Fugh said in a statement.

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