{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-selection-of-scott-pruitt-to-head-epa", "Whitehouse Statement on Selection of Scott Pruitt to Head EPA", "2016-12-07", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Sheldon Whitehouse", "W000802", "www.whitehouse.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.07.16\n\t\t\t Whitehouse Statement on Selection of Scott Pruitt to Head EPA \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, DC \u2013 Today, it was announced that President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).\u00a0 U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a Co-Chair of the Senate Climate Action Task Force, released the following statement on the pick:\r\n\u201cAt every turn, Scott Pruitt has chosen his fossil fuel donors over the health and wellbeing of the people he serves.\u00a0 He has fought rules that protect the American people from toxins that cause terrible harm.\u00a0 He is an inveterate denier of settled climate science and led the opposition to the EPA\u2019s Clean Power Plan to address the climate crisis.\u00a0 He is willing to mouth whatever message big fossil fuel companies want to convey \u2013 to the letter.\u00a0 This record shows disdain for the EPA\u2019s mission and ignorance of its importance.\u00a0 Americans trust EPA and understand the critical work it does to protect the air we breathe and water we drink.\u00a0 I expect the American people will be shocked that President-elect Trump has chosen someone with such disdain for their health as they learn more about Pruitt during his confirmation hearings.\u00a0 Stay tuned.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-selection-of-scott-pruitt-to-head-epa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.273496076464653, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}