Date: February 17, 2017
Subject: Confirmation of Scott Pruitt
Description: A key vote on the confirmation of Scott Pruitt as Director of the Environmental Protection Agency came on a motion to extend debate indefinitely on the nomination. ACU supported the confirmation of Pruitt, who, as Attorney General of Oklahoma, was a nationwide leader in fighting the Obama Administration's attempt to bypass Congress and initiate a federal takeover of the nation's electric power system and control privately owned land through the Waters of the United States rule.
Result: Motion Rejected, 47-51
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