FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Friday, February 9, 2017
BLOCK COAL LOBBYIST ANDREW WHEELER FROM #2 POSITION AT EPA
Donald Trump’s pick for Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, is a former coal lobbyist for Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting. As recently as last year, Wheeler lobbied for coal giant Murray Energy. Wheeler attended the meeting in March 2017 between Energy Secretary Rick Perry and coal executive Robert Murray, in which Murray requeste…
Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation would be a testament to how extreme other nominees have been.
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