WASHINGTON — The Latest on Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt and his appearances on Capitol Hill (all times local):<\/p>\n
10:55 a.m.<\/p>\n
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt concedes he did have some knowledge of big pay raises awarded to two close aides.<\/p>\n
At a hearing, Democrat Rep. Paul Tonko of New York pressed Pruitt on whether he knew about the raises for 30-year-old senior legal counsel Sarah Greenwalt and 26-year-old scheduling director Millian Hupp.<\/p>\n
In a Fox News interview on April 4, Pruitt insisted he didn’t approve the raises and didn’t know who did.<\/p>\n
Documents later showed EPA chief of staff Ryan Jackson signed off on the raises and indicated he had Pruitt’s consent.<\/p>\n
Pruitt said Thursday he actually delegated authority to Jackson to give the raises but didn’t know the exact amounts.<\/p>\n
Greenwalt received raises of more than $66,000, bringing her salary to $164,200. Hupp saw her salary jump to $114,590, after raises of more than $48,000.<\/p>\n
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10:26 a.m.<\/p>\n
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is testifying in potentially make-or-break hearings on Capitol Hill, where he will face questions about spending and ethics scandals that have triggered bipartisan calls for his ouster.<\/p>\n
Pruitt read a prepared statement about his agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget priorities to begin the first of two back-to-back hearings before House subcommittees.<\/p>\n
The public grilling comes amid erosion in support for Pruitt among fellow Republicans after a monthlong swarm of negative headlines about outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump has continued to stand by his EPA chief. But behind closed doors, White House officials concede Pruitt’s job is in jeopardy. A growing list of Republican lawmakers has joined Democrats in calling for new investigations into Pruitt’s actions.<\/p>\n
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