Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork to make the vote on Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency into a referendum on whether Republicans believe humans are causing global warming.Scott Pruitt is high on Democrats’ list of no-go Trump nominees in large part thanks to his resistance to the scientific consensus that human activity is the leading cause of climate change. Democrats are careful not to predict they can derail Pruitt’s EPA bid, which they’re unlikely to do, but they see the potential to turn GOP votes against him — a rare wedge between Trump and Republicans, given …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
