from lawmakers about his alleged ethics issues and lavish spending. yes or no do you have any remorse? i think there are changes i made already, the change from first class to coach travel. that s a change i have made. are you going to reimburse. the travel office and security determine where i sit on a plane. and all trips will be for epa trips. i m not a if. that s a lousy answer from someone that has a high position in the federal government. whether it was enormous travel expenses, the $43,000 sound proof phone booth for his office or the huge raises for two of his long time aides, pruitt s go to response was don t blame me. i was not involved in the approval of the $43,000. if i had known about it congressman, i would have refused it. i was not aware of the amount. i was not aware of that outside contract. i was not aware of one of those individuals even seeking a pay
them. he s not taking responsibility for the controversial raises given to staff members. he says he was told to fly first class because it was safer. right. i can t figure that up with out. when you fly first class, you get the elbows you get all the people walking past you. it seems dangerous. my favorite part about the argument about first class, maybe there s a security argument. there are people saying mean things to me but if i fly first class, there aren t people. it will make it better. who are you serving really? the people with a lot of money. sound proof phone booth, his apartment, travel. i have to look at this list to remember all of the things that he s under fire for. he s going to blame his staff for all these things. you make the point though, david, this is a guy that will go to the hill. the hearing is tomorrow. this is going to be a brutal hearing. i think he s going to be frisked by both republicans and democrats. and then ronny jackson will sit and
government overreach where the demonstrates are using yes and no questions to get to some of those very issues you mentioned. the $43,000 sou 00 sound proof. the first class luxury travel. the extended security that exists around administrator pruitt. one of the funniest moments came today with congress joe bar ton who is a republican for texas. he took a panl out of democrat s hand book and asked if flying first class was illegal. he said no and i ve made some changes. he couldn t even get to that. i want to play retaliation against employee who is have
the people with a lot of money. sound proof phone booth, his apartment, travel. i have to look at this list to remember all of the things that he s under fire for. he s going to blame his staff for all these things. you make the point though, david, this is a guy that will go to the hill. the hearing is tomorrow. this is going to be a brutal hearing. i think he s going to be frisked by both republicans and democrats. and then ronny jackson will sit and watch that and be that s easier than what i m about to go do. they both to get destroyed in he s hearings. there s a certain level of entitlement among the trump administration where they don t believe accountability applies to them. we have seen historic level of terminations in this administration already, resignations. i think the entire american people would be surprised if this administration doesn t end with a certain number of people in jail. i don t mean that is an a equip. the reality of the controversies we have seen thus
as one republican put it today, it is weeks of drip, drip, drip of allegations against scott pruitt and the good will he s built up from his aggressive epa policies is starting to wayne as supporters get fed up with the constant bad headlines. republican support for epa administrator scott pruitt is eroding. following a string of allegations of ethical lapses, everything from first class flights to pricey security detail on personal trips to a sound proof phone booth and questionable staff pay raises. you can t just go around acting like a big shot reporter: even his mentor, senator jim inhoff is concerned. there are serious allegations against him i want to check out and i m doing it. reporter: his saving grace for his supporters so far has been drastic roll backs of obama-era environment regulations, including this week telling a new york radio station that he plans to reorganize how