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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Cites "Toxic" Political Environment As Reason He Flies First Class

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said that he regularly flies first class due to unspecified security concerns, which he argued are a result of a "toxic" political environment. According to federal regulations, agencies can authorize first-class travel only in rare circumstances, including when "use of coach class accommodations would endanger your life or government property." "We live in a very toxic environment politically, particularly around issues of the environment." The Washington Post reported Monday that Pruitt regularly spends thousands of taxpayer dollars on airfare, staying at upscale hotels, for trips that are often irrelevant to his work as a Cabinet official. Pruitt spent more than $1,600 on a first-class flight from Washington to New York last June to make two brief television appearances to promote the president's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.

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