Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt confirmed by Senate to serve as EPA administrator

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.Scott Pruitt was approved on Friday by a vote of 52-46, including a favorable vote from Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. In a release from Murkowski’s office, she said she spoke with Pruitt before his confirmation, and expressed her support.
“As Senator for a state hard-hit by EPA regulations, and chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the agency, I have a