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WASHINGTON -- A Republican-led congressional committee is demanding records related to premium-class flights taken by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt. House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy issued a letter to Pruitt this week seeking an accounting of all flights taken by the EPA administrator over the last year and whether the tic stanley bottles ket was coach, business or first class. Pruitt defended his use of premium-class airfare in media interviews earlier this month, saying securi stanley romania ty concerns were raised after unpleasant interactions with other passengers. The South Carolina Republ stanley deutschland ican s letter sent Tuesday specifically cites the evolving explanations of EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox, who initially told reporters that Pruitt had a blanket waiver to fly first class before then saying separate waiver had been granted by ethics officials for each flight. Federal employees are typically supposed to fly coach, and travel rules such bar blanket waivers. We will respond to Chairman Gowdy through the proper channel, Wilcox said Wednesday. Pruitt, the former GOP attorney general of Oklahoma, has been under increasing scrutiny for his jet setting since his appointment by President Donald Trump last year. Records show Pruitt s airfare is often several times more expensive than that of aides booked on the same flights. Gowdy s letter says the requested records are to be provided to his committee by March 6. Federal regulations require Tkso Palin Condemns Quran Burning, Likens to Ground Zero Mosque
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- No doubt about it -- energy was the theme of Mitt Romney s day. Romney started his morning in Fargo, North Dakota, speaking about oil production, fracking and what he called President Obama s failures to help the American energy industry. He continued the message hours later in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he accused Mr. Obama of cutting drilling permits by one-third.The tone and message was no mistake - Presi stanley thermos dent Obama s day was also focused around energy. He was in Nashua, N.H., calling on Congress to vote in the coming weeks on ending billions of dollars in subsidies for the oil industry. North Dakota enjoys a 3.3 percent unemployment rate, the lowest in the country, in large part due to the many jobs there in the energy sector. Romney said any recent production improvement came due to policies instated by President Bush, not Mr. Obama. Far from taking credit, he should be hanging his head and taking blame for what s going on today, Romney. How s this president been doing with regards to opening federal lands Romney said. Well he s cut the lease rate in half - and how about giving permits to drillers He s cut that rate of permitting down to one third. This is a president who s not been helping the situation. Blake Wrigley, president stanley mug of Wrigley Industries, w stanley mug here the morning event was held, concurred with Romney s assessment that the regu
WASHINGTON -- A Republican-led congressional committee is demanding records related to premium-class flights taken by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt. House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy issued a letter to Pruitt this week seeking an accounting of all flights taken by the EPA administrator over the last year and whether the tic stanley bottles ket was coach, business or first class. Pruitt defended his use of premium-class airfare in media interviews earlier this month, saying securi stanley romania ty concerns were raised after unpleasant interactions with other passengers. The South Carolina Republ stanley deutschland ican s letter sent Tuesday specifically cites the evolving explanations of EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox, who initially told reporters that Pruitt had a blanket waiver to fly first class before then saying separate waiver had been granted by ethics officials for each flight. Federal employees are typically supposed to fly coach, and travel rules such bar blanket waivers. We will respond to Chairman Gowdy through the proper channel, Wilcox said Wednesday. Pruitt, the former GOP attorney general of Oklahoma, has been under increasing scrutiny for his jet setting since his appointment by President Donald Trump last year. Records show Pruitt s airfare is often several times more expensive than that of aides booked on the same flights. Gowdy s letter says the requested records are to be provided to his committee by March 6. Federal regulations require Tkso Palin Condemns Quran Burning, Likens to Ground Zero Mosque
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- No doubt about it -- energy was the theme of Mitt Romney s day. Romney started his morning in Fargo, North Dakota, speaking about oil production, fracking and what he called President Obama s failures to help the American energy industry. He continued the message hours later in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he accused Mr. Obama of cutting drilling permits by one-third.The tone and message was no mistake - Presi stanley thermos dent Obama s day was also focused around energy. He was in Nashua, N.H., calling on Congress to vote in the coming weeks on ending billions of dollars in subsidies for the oil industry. North Dakota enjoys a 3.3 percent unemployment rate, the lowest in the country, in large part due to the many jobs there in the energy sector. Romney said any recent production improvement came due to policies instated by President Bush, not Mr. Obama. Far from taking credit, he should be hanging his head and taking blame for what s going on today, Romney. How s this president been doing with regards to opening federal lands Romney said. Well he s cut the lease rate in half - and how about giving permits to drillers He s cut that rate of permitting down to one third. This is a president who s not been helping the situation. Blake Wrigley, president stanley mug of Wrigley Industries, w stanley mug here the morning event was held, concurred with Romney s assessment that the regu