Pelosi Statement on Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

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

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump accepted the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt:

"Scott Pruitt's staggering ethical blindness warranted his dismissal many months ago. His blatant and unprecedented abuses of office and his utter contempt for environmental protections put the health of all Americans in peril.

"It is deeply concerning that the President has chosen to elevate a coal lobby kingpin even more focused than his predecessor on advancing the toxic Trump agenda and destroying critical protections for the health and safety of families. Even with the departure of Pruitt, the Trump Cabinet will remain the most corrupt Administration in history.

"President Trump needs to drain his cabinet of his special interest cronies, who every single day are using their powerful positions to enrich themselves and their friends at the expense of hard-working American families' health and economic security.

"The American people deserve so much better than the Trump Administration's cabinet of corruption, cronyism and incompetence. Democrats are offering A Better Deal for Our Democracy to put the power back in the hands of the people and ensure our political system works for everyone, not just the wealthy and well-connected."

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