Posted on 01/29/2017 9:08:37 AM PST by markomalley
When likely EPA Secretary Scott Pruitt walks into his first day at the office, “He’ll have 16,000 employees working against him,” Sen. James Lankford told a large gathering of libertarian donors Saturday evening.
“And I expect a flood of lawsuits over everything he does.”
Pruitt, who has been nominated to lead the EPA by President Donald Trump, is the attorney general of Lankford’s state, Oklahoma. He has faced fierce opposition from the environmentalist left.
Lankford, who chairs the Senate Oversight Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, was joined on stage by Sens. Mike Lee and Pat Toomey. Their panel, moderated by Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips, was during a dinner on day one of Charles and David Koch’s libertarian Seminar Network in Palm Springs, Calif.
Held twice a year, the seminars are a gathering place for the Seminar Network, a large group of wealthy donors interested in libertarian causes. This weekend’s seminar, held in the temperate desert outside of Los Angeles, will be the first since Trump’s election and inauguration. The network spent hundreds of millions on advertising and advocacy for limited-government politicians — namely, Republicans — running for the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, but notably stayed out of the presidential primaries and race. The network is co-chaired by Charles Koch Institute President Brian Hooks and Mark Holden, general counsel for Koch Industries.
Of the three senators, Lankford was the only tepid backer of Trump, saying he would support the nominee and frequently dodging press requests to weigh in on specific incidents. Toomey withheld endorsement of Trump, though didn’t rule it out, and was a frequent critic. On Election Day, he said he was voting for Trump. Lee, who is a close friend of Sen. Ted Cruz and represents Utah’s quieter, more conflict-adverse Mormon Republican electorate, urged Trump to quit in October and declined to endorse him throughout the election.
Called “A Time to Lead,” the meeting is hosted at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort and Spa, and is focused on local, grassroots initiatives Americans can take in what Hooks called “the key institutions of society”– “education, community, business and government.”
There are around 550 individuals included in the “principals” network meeting, which requires at least $100,000 donation to the network. In addition to these invited people, there are approximately 150 staff and speakers, Seminar Network spokesman James David told reporters. There is also a larger press presence than any previous conference has allowed.
I hear the Aleutians are nice this time of year.
They would have brand new goals!
Spot on it was an I.C. moment instant $h*t Caned.
Gee, I bet Trump doesn’t know that. >S<
Then fire every last one of them.
Like former do-nothing Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan, anyone in the EPA working against the president may as well turn in their resignation now, or face termination.
So what else is new? The epa has been working against US interests for decades. How long do unemployment benefits extend now-42 years or so? They can get a job on the Keystone, DAPL, or at US steel where they actually have to do something for their salaries. Heck they spilled millions of gallons of toxic heavy metal wastes into the Animas River with no more comment than an ‘oops’ but denied any financial liability. They have waaaaay outlived their usefulness.
Yeah, this does sound like 16,000 new jobs to me, too.
Nope. Hiringg freeze remember
Nope. Hiringg freeze remember
If 15,000 of them are fired he’ll only have a thousand quislings to deal with...
The Coast Guard Station closed in 2013. No one lives there anymore.
Premier spot for rare Asian birds to make landfall in North America:-) Still gets money for tourism at least.
When I was on Shemya they distributed laminated cards with Peterson like illustrations of the migratory birds and their habitat on the island. There isn’t a lot do except eat, watch TV, and work.
“Shuter down LeRoy! She’s sucking mud!”
Transfer them all to Alaska to support the environment...by hand-feeding the polar bears.
Work against your boss? “YOU’RE FIRED!!!” ;)
It needs to be converted to the equivalent of the NRC, with 300 members.
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