Story highlights Senate confirmed Pruitt in a mostly party-line voteDemocrats sought to delay the vote in order to review emails between him and industry while he was Oklahoma attorney generalWashington (CNN) The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, an agency Republicans desperately want to rein in after what they charge was eight years of dangerous activism under the Obama administration that hurt businesses, jobs and the economy. Pruitt maybe just the person to do it. As Oklahoma attorney general he sued the agency many times in that pursuit and has vowed to curb the EPA's regulatory reach once in office. Democratic senators Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who both represent energy producing states, voted for Pruitt. "He's dedicated to environmental protection.

Source: CNN February 17, 2017 16:13 UTC