{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pallone.house.gov/press-release/pallone-nomination-pruitt-epa-administrator", "Pallone on Nomination of Pruitt for EPA Administrator", "2016-12-07", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Frank Pallone", "P000034", "pallone.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) Ranking Member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement upon news of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's expected nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):\n\u201cPresident-Elect Trump\u2019s choice of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be EPA Administrator confirms his critics\u2019 greatest fears about the direction of our national environmental policy.\u00a0 Pruitt\u2019s record of close partnership with the fossil fuel industry to undermine commonsense clean air and clean water protections shows a willingness to ignore EPA\u2019s mission to protect human health and the environment.\u00a0 His outspoken and aggressive opposition to the Clean Power Plan and close ties to the fossil fuel industry signal the Trump administration\u2019s intention to undermine progress in addressing climate change just as the rest of the world has come together to respond to this threat.\u00a0\u00a0 The nation cannot afford to reverse course on climate action.\u00a0 It\u2019s unfortunate that Pruitt views environmental protection as the enemy of economic prosperity.\u00a0 It is not.\u00a0 A clean, healthy environment remains essential to social and economic prosperity.\u00a0\n\u201cPruitt is not the right choice for this position.\u00a0 We need to find common ground on environmental issues in order to protect Americans\u2019 fundamental right to clean air, clean water and a safe environment to raise their families.\u00a0 I did not anticipate that President-elect Trump would nominate a life-long environmentalist to lead the EPA, but I was hoping he would not offer this important job to a known science denier and dedicated opponent to environmental protection.\u00a0 I\u2019m deeply disappointed and concerned about this nomination.\u201d\u00a0\n###", 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": ["http://pallone.house.gov/press-release/pallone-nomination-pruitt-epa-administrator"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.667463056743145, "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"}