“Through our deregulatory actions, the Trump administration has proven that burdensome federal regulations are not necessary to drive environmental progress,” Wheeler said at the time. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III, the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, had voted to confirm Wheeler as EPA deputy administrator last year. And Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute, said Wheeler’s “extensive experience” had prepared him to serve as the nation’s top environmental official. “Unlike with some nominees, we do not have to speculate about what Mr. Wheeler will do in office,” Gore said. The senators who voted to entrust Mr. Wheeler with our environment know exactly what he will do with that power.”

Source: Washington Post February 28, 2019 18:11 UTC