It is a pleasure. Last time i saw you was in our barn, during the president ial campaign. Guest you are just an incredible person. Really a role model for everybody, you are a role model for women. I want them to know what is possible. And just one of those people i watched for many years. Versus not trying to flatter you but honestly, i see people now who i have respect for because you were a leader as governor, a leader at the epa, a leader all your life. I ran into senator lugar the other day, the issue of trying to rid the world of Nuclear Weapons, with bill bradley last night, senator bob carrie a couple months ago, i dont know about you, but when i see these folks who are bigger than life, love for country rather than love for their party, i have to Say Something. It is frustrating we seem to have lost that. I am really impressed by your book, very personal, insightful and very clear on the kinds of things you think are at the bottom of our challenges in the country and i wanted
It is a pleasure. Last time i saw you was in our barn, during the president ial campaign. Guest you are just an incredible person. Really a role model for everybody, you are a role model for women. I want them to know what is possible. And just one of those people i watched for many years. Versus not trying to flatter you but honestly, i see people now who i have respect for because you were a leader as governor, a leader at the epa, a leader all your life. I ran into senator lugar the other day, the issue of trying to rid the world of Nuclear Weapons, with bill bradley last night, senator bob carrie a couple months ago, i dont know about you, but when i see these folks who are bigger than life, love for country rather than love for their party, i have to Say Something. It is frustrating we seem to have lost that. I am really impressed by your book, very personal, insightful and very clear on the kinds of things you think are at the bottom of our challenges in the country and i wanted
Visitors to the hill. We have a few of them here today with us. Thank you for all the work that you do. We thank you. Now turning our attention to the hearing, we are joined by the 14th administrator of the epa scott pruitt. Congratulations on your confirmation. You have joined a distinguished group. We look forward to hearing your vision and working with you to provide the resources necessary to lead an agency. We are also joined by holly greaves. I believe this is your first time testifying before the subcommittee as well. Welcome to both of you. Before we dive into the specifics, administrator pruitt, you have a tough job here today. 54 billion for nondefense spending to defense side of the ledger. Those are tough lines to meet. And many tough choices were necessary in order to meet those targets. Earlier this morning i along with Ranking Member, miss mccollum and other members discussed the Defense Budget at the hearing with secretary mattis that conversation further underscored th
Epa administrator scott pruitt answered questions about his agencys budget request. It calls for major cuts and a reduction in the workforce of nearly 4000 employees. This hearing was held by a House Appropriations subcommittee. It ran just over two hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning. Good morning. Today we continue to keep all those affected by yesterdays events, including steve scalise, in our thoughts and prayers. We applaud the Capitol Police in being the first line of defense in protecting Public Service and visitors. We have a few of them here today. Thank you for all the work that you do. Turning our attention to the hearing, we are joined by the 14th administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, scott pruitt. Congratulations on your confirmation. You have joined a distinguished group. We look forward to hearing your vision and working with you to provide the resources necessary to manage an important agency. We are also joined by Senior Adviser to the
Epa administrator scott pruitt answered questions about his agencys budget request. It calls for major cuts and a reduction in the workforce of nearly 4000 employees. This hearing was held by a House Appropriations subcommittee. It ran just over two hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning. Good morning. Today we continue to keep all those affected by yesterdays events, including steve scalise, in our thoughts and prayers. We applaud the Capitol Police in being the first line of defense in protecting Public Service and visitors. We have a few of them here today. Thank you for all the work that you do. Turning our attention to the hearing, we are joined by the 14th administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, scott pruitt. Congratulations on your confirmation. You have joined a distinguished group. We look forward to hearing your vision and working with you to provide the resources necessary to manage an important agency. We are also joined by Senior Adviser to the