NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL AND OTHER DEMOCRATS ARE CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF EPA CHIEF SCOTT PRUITT. AT A NEWS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY, UDALL SAID PRUITT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ETHICAL LAPSES AND QUESTIONABLE SPENDING. UDALL SAYS HE AND OTHER DEMOCRATS WILL INTRODUCE A FORMAL RESOLUTION CALLING FOR PRUITT’S OUSTER.
UDALL SAYS PRUITT HAS MISUSED TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND LET POLLUTERS OFF THE HOOK. ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST, THE EPA’S INSPECTOR GENERAL IS CONDUCTING AT LEAST FIVE INVESTIGATIVE AUDITS RELATED TO PRUITT.
