At his confirmation hearing, President-elect Trump's Environmental Protection Agency administrator nominee Scott Pruitt outlined his plan for the agency. Pruitt cleared the Senate by a vote of 52-46, winning support from two Democrats, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. Holmstead insisted such protests don’t represent all EPA employees. “We look forward to welcoming him to the EPA.”We’d like to congratulate Mr. Pruitt on his confirmation! — U.S. EPA (@EPA) February 17, 2017Susan Hogan and Sean Sullivan contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post February 17, 2017 18:19 UTC