Scott Pruitt Provides an Opportunity to Rein in a Rogue Agency

Jan. 19, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Scott Pruitt, picked by Donald Trump to head the EPA, pushes back on liberals' romance with red tape. Fred Lucas reports on Pruitt's confirmation hearing, while Nick Loris foresees comeuppance for a rogue agency. Tom Price, the man Trump wants to deliver us from Obamacare, says he'll look out for all Americans. Melissa Quinn has that story. Plus: Kelsey Harkness with a video report on the Women's March, and Lee Edwards on the hope of Inauguration Day.
Commentary Scott Pruitt Provides an Opportunity to Rein in a Rogue Agency Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt led the opposition to the EPA's climate change regulations because they would impose significant economic costs while making no significant impact on global temperature change. Read More
News Pro-Life Women Explain Why They're Still Going to the Women's March In recent days, several pro-life groups have been ousted as partners in the Women's March due to their position on abortion. Watch the Video
Commentary Trump Inauguration Protesters Are Dishonoring the Peaceful Transfer of Power More than any other political act, the orderly transfer of power from one administration to another at a presidential inauguration demonstrates convincingly that we are a nation of laws and not of men. Read More
News HHS Pick Tom Price Pledges to Meet 'Needs of All' After Obamacare Repeal Rep. Tom Price, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, countered Democrats' claims about the consequences of repealing Obamacare, telling senators that "nobody's interested in pulling the rug out from under anybody." Read More
News Trump's Choice for EPA Chief Wants to Partner With, Not Punish, States Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, stressed "cooperative federalism" would be his guiding philosophy in running the EPA, meaning he wants the often controversial agency to work with states. Read More
Commentary Obama Told Us 'Elections Have Consequences.' Here's One Way to Reverse His Liberal Legacy. "Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won." These were the infamous words President Obama used to scold congressional Republicans just days after his 2009 inauguration. Read More
Flashback Under Obamacare, Small Business Owner Forced to Get Rid of Health Care Benefits or Face Fine Up to $500K When Maryland business owner Thomas Kunkel first learned about Obamacare, he was excited about the prospect of the new health care law. Read More
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