Welch presses Pruitt over spending on travel, offices

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt at a congressional hearing Thursday.
WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt took hours of questions about alleged but widely-reported ethical violations at a congressional hearing Thursday.
Rep. Peter Welch, R-Vt., joined other Democrats on the panel in pressing Pruitt to explain expenses the administrator has reportedly racked up related to his travel, security detail and office upgrades.Get all of VTDigger's political news.Y