Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt — a climate change denier who is pushing for sweeping budget cuts at the agency — apparently has no qualms about loosely spending some of that budget on himself. In his first seven months on the job, the former Oklahoma attorney general has racked up a questionable tab that includes non-commercial airfare, an unprecedented security detail and a soundproof booth for making confidential phone calls. The flight, booked by the Interior Department as part of an inter-agency program, later took the group to Oklahoma City. In all, Pruitt’s non-commercial airfare has cost taxpayers more than $58,000, according to reports by CBS and The Washington Post. During the visit to Colorado, Pruitt blasted the Obama administration for failing to protect local communities and the environment.

Source: Huffington Post September 28, 2017 03:31 UTC