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Behalf of those kids? >> senator, i've actually provided a list of cases totd chairman with respect to enforcement steps we've taken in multiple pieces of environmental litigation. >> all right. the senator's point there was that he felt that during his time as attorney general in oklahoma, scott prut fought more so for the energy industry as opposed to the people of oklahoma. that is the senator's take on this. i did speak with senator carper. we also spoke with senator bernie sanders, both of them very disploezed. they say they will not vote for him. as you know, jake, democrats do not have ...

Joining me environmentalist tom stier, a fierce critic of donald trump especially his position on the environment. tom, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. you heard attorney general prut, oklahoma attorney general prut commenting on climate change saying it's not a hoax, allowing the human activity is contributing. but he did say the extent of climate change and how the world should respond to it is up for debate and dialogue. what's your reaction? >> well, my reaction, jake, is that this is exactly the same tactic that the cigarette companies used for decades, which is we're not sure ex...

Events here on planet earth. that seems to be where they're dodging these days. rene, mr. prut today also -- he was also accused by democrats of working on behalf of industry rather than protecting the environment. >> that's right. i mean, there was this one moment between scott prut and senator corey booker. we have that moment for you in which he brings up stats from mr. prut's own state of oklahoma. stats as it relates to asthma in children. take a listen to that exchange. >> do you know how many kids in oklahoma roughly have asthma? >> i do not, senator. >> more than 111,000 children in ok...

>> as i've indicated, senator, i really believe that it's important and it's a partnership between the epa and the states. i made reference to the phrase earlier national standards and neighborhood solutions. i think that that shows that the epa can be involved and should be involved in setting standards, setting objective science-based standards to improve air quality and protecting the health of our citizens. >> obviously you know that a lot of local businesses complain about the epa, about bureaucrats in washington, d.c. setting rules and not really understanding what's going on in their ne...