Today, E&E Legal joined the Heartland Institute and numerous other free market groups on letter to President Trump in support of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Administrator Pruitt is the target of a well-orchestrated smear campaign by leftwing groups and individuals unhappy with his effectiveness at eliminating economy and job killing regulations that do nothing to improve and protect the environment.
The letter reads as follows:
April 11, 2018
The Honorable Donald Trump
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
We thank you for your principled leadership on the America First Energy Plan which has unleashed our economy and put the United States back on a path of energy dominance in the world. You have withdrawn from the job-killing Paris Climate accord and directed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to repeal harmful and unnecessary environmental regulations. Coupled with tax cuts, these actions have spurred the bold economic growth and job creation that will be a main pillar of your legacy.
Pruitt has also reversed the illegal Clean Power Plan, ended “secret science” and “sue and settle” at EPA, and canceled unworkable CAFE standards that produce vehicles the public doesn’t want and science doesn’t demand. This is a positive record of reform unmatched by any of Pruitt’s predecessors – and indeed, it is a vital correction after decades of overreach and abuse of power by the EPA.
Precisely because of Pruitt’s record of leadership, radical environmentalists and the biased media are trying to force him out of office. This is yet another example of selective outrage by those you defeated in your election. While Pruitt is accused of conflicts of interest, the real conflicts at the EPA involved scientific advisors to the agency who were simultaneously receiving EPA grant money – another crooked tactic Pruitt has corrected. This whole ordeal is nothing more than an orchestrated political campaign by your enemies to undermine the deregulatory progress and economic growth your administration has fostered.
We urge you to stand strong and defend your EPA Administrator Pruitt against these attacks. You know better than anyone that if the Swamp wins, Americans lose. We thank you for your consideration of our views, which are shared by millions of Americans who admire your leadership and count on you to stand up for their interests and your appointments.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tim Huelskamp
President and CEO
The Heartland Institute
Saulius “Saul” Anuzis
President
60 Plus Association
Fred Birnbaum
Vice President
Idaho Freedom Foundation
L. Brent Bozell III
Founder and President
Media Research Center
Amy Oliver Cooke
Executive Vice President
Independence Institute
Wesley Denton
Senior Director
Conservative Partnership Institute
Viv Forbes
Chairman
The Carbon Sense Coalition
Frank J Gaffney
President
Center for Security Policy
Steve Goreham
Executive Director
Climate Science Coalition of America
Tom Harris
Executive Director
International Climate Science Coalition
Phil Kerpen
President
American Commitment
Andrew Langer
President
Institute for Liberty
Lisa B. Nelson
CEO
American Legislative Exchange Council
Rick Manning
President
Americans for Limited Government
Jenny Beth Martin
Chairman
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
William Perry Pendley
President
Mountain States Legal Foundation
Thomas Pyle
President
American Energy Alliance
George Rasley
Managing Editor
ConservativeHQ.com
Sandy Rios
Director of Government Affairs
American Family Association
Craig Richardson
President, Energy & Environment
Legal Institute
Craig Rucker
President and Co-Founder
The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)
Dr. Jameson Taylor
Vice President for Policy
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Kyle Wingfield
President and CEO
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
