Posted On: 12/10/2016 9:01:05 AM
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Former Arkansas Democratic AG: Scott Pruitt "Will Restore A Notion Of Rule Of Law To EPA"
Dustin McDaniel, who served as the Democratic Attorney General of Arkansas, speaks about Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma Attorney General and Donald Trump's pick to head the EPA.
"I know that Scott Pruitt will restore a notion of rule of law to the EPA," he said on CNN Thursday. "And Democrats and Republicans around the country alike have been concerned over the last few years about how the EPA has pushed regulations without necessarily always having them rooted either in their legal authority or legal process or in sound science."
DUSTIN MCDANIEL: Well, first of all, I know Scott Pruitt, he's a good man and an honorable man. He and I have differing policy positions. I was a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton, but I know that Scott Pruitt will restore a notion of rule of law to the EPA, and Democrats and Republicans around the country alike have been concerned over the last few years about how the EPA has pushed regulations without necessarily always having them rooted either in their legal authority or legal process or in sound science. So a lot of litigation between the states has had to unfold over the last several years.
Scott is well aware of that. He's led some of it. I participated in some of it when I was still the Democratic Attorney General of Arkansas. But I know Scott will bring a lot of experience in finding real world solutions. We have years, years of water quality litigation between Arkansas and Oklahoma, and frankly no one thought we could resolve that. I want went to Oklahoma City, met with General Pruitt right after he got elected, and said let's chart a new path where we work to improve our environment, improve our economy and do it together out of court.
And what we did was nothing short of historic, and I've seen him in action, and I think he would take that same experience to the EPA.
Dustin McDaniel, who served as the Democratic Attorney General of Arkansas, speaks about Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma Attorney General and Donald Trump's pick to head the EPA.
"I know that Scott Pruitt will restore a notion of rule of law to the EPA," he said on CNN Thursday. "And Democrats and Republicans around the country alike have been concerned over the last few years about how the EPA has pushed regulations without necessarily always having them rooted either in their legal authority or legal process or in sound science."
DUSTIN MCDANIEL: Well, first of all, I know Scott Pruitt, he's a good man and an honorable man. He and I have differing policy positions. I was a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton, but I know that Scott Pruitt will restore a notion of rule of law to the EPA, and Democrats and Republicans around the country alike have been concerned over the last few years about how the EPA has pushed regulations without necessarily always having them rooted either in their legal authority or legal process or in sound science. So a lot of litigation between the states has had to unfold over the last several years.
Scott is well aware of that. He's led some of it. I participated in some of it when I was still the Democratic Attorney General of Arkansas. But I know Scott will bring a lot of experience in finding real world solutions. We have years, years of water quality litigation between Arkansas and Oklahoma, and frankly no one thought we could resolve that. I want went to Oklahoma City, met with General Pruitt right after he got elected, and said let's chart a new path where we work to improve our environment, improve our economy and do it together out of court.
And what we did was nothing short of historic, and I've seen him in action, and I think he would take that same experience to the EPA.
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