Pelosi Statement Calling on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to Resign

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement calling on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign:

"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's tenure has been a part of the Trump Administration's culture of corruption, cronyism and incompetence. Pruitt must resign.

"Pruitt has displayed a staggering ethical blindness, and his abuses of office are representative of an Administration that uses their powerful positions to enrich themselves and their friends.

"Multiple members of Trump's Cabinet are under federal investigation for graft, corruption and sticking taxpayers with the multi-million dollar bill for their extravagance and lavish lifestyles. Republicans in Congress need to end their complicity, and finally take action to hold Pruitt and this Administration accountable for their abuses.

"The health of our children is the price we pay for this Administration's utter contempt for clean air and clean water, and the free rein they have given special interests to pollute our communities."

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