Senator Collins Will Vote Against Trump’s EPA Pick
Republican Senator Susan Collins said she will be voting against Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). So far, Collins is the only Republican in the Senate to announce they will vote against Scott Pruitt. Trump’s pick for EPA, Scott Pruitt is the Oklahoma attorney general who has a long history of being an enemy to the work of the EPA, including suing the EPA 14 times during President Obama’s administration.
“I have significant concerns that Mr. Pruitt has actively opposed and sued the EPA on numerous issues that are of great importance to the state of Maine, including mercury controls for coal-fired power plants and efforts to reduce cross-state air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,” Collins said in a statement.
“His actions leave me with considerable doubts about whether his vision for the EPA is consistent with the agency’s critical mission to protect human health and the environment.”
Sierra Club Supports Senator Collins
On Wednesday, the Sierra Club released a statement supporting Senator Collins. Glen Brand, who is the director of the Sierra Club’s Maine chapter, said, “Today, Senator Collins took a stand for families across Maine by opposing this dangerous nomination that would be a threat to our clean air, clean water, and public health.”
