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发帖数: 897 | 1 EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will start flying coach instead of first
class at least part of the time, he told CBS News' Major Garrett Wednesday.
Pruitt had been flying first or business class consistently because his
security detail was alarmed by hostile encounters while traveling, as
POLITICO reported last month.
But the pricey flights have attracted significant criticism and scrutiny,
including a request for information from Rep. Trey Gowdy, the South Carolina
Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee. During one stretch of
travel in early June, Pruitt and his staffers spent $90,000, The Washington
Post reported.
EPA initially claimed Pruitt had a "blanket waiver" to fly first class, an
arrangement that would appear to violate federal law. Staffers later said
that Pruitt cites security concerns when asking for approval for the more
expensive tickets for each trip.
Pruitt on Wednesday said he has instructed his security detail "to
accommodate those security threats in alternate ways, including—up to and
including, flying coach going forward," according to an excerpt of the
interview released last night.
Pruitt said he would fly coach "on my very next flight." It's not clear what
other "alternative" security measures are available while flying coach. The
full Pruitt interview will be released on "The Takeout" podcast on Friday. | y****i
发帖数: 12114 | 2 because his security detail was alarmed by hostile encounters while
traveling
让我想起那个头等舱不去北京的笑话了。 |
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