[inaudible conversation] we will resume the confirmation hearing for scott pruitt epa administrator. Let me start by saying, sometimes you get a chance to sit down over lunch and you say ive been answering question for two and half hours, you know, i wish i had said Something Differently about something or other. Anything you would like to clarify. Just one point of clarification in response to senator whitehouse questions about invar mental steps weve taken with respect to the leaky underground storage and double dipping in our state. I have initiated three cases with respect to valero, bp and conoco. Exxon in a number of other cases are still in settlement discussions. They have not materialized in litigation just yet. Thank you for that clarification. Anyway, a couple quick questions. In in the city of cheyenne wyoming, it was discovered that ethylene chemical thats used by the military to degrees the engines of rocket motors was seeping into the cities Drinking Water supply. The ar
[inaudible conversations] spirit we will resume the hearing for the attorney general pruitt sometimes you can sit down over lunch to answer questions to a halfhours open shy said Something Different anything that you would like to clarify quick. In response to the white house questions about the enforcement steps we have taken with double dipping i initiated three cases and so they have not materialized in litigations just yet. Thanks for that clarification in the city and cheyenne wyoming with a chemical used by the military to decrease the engines of the rocket motors the army corps that was in charge of a Nuclear Missile site refuse to amend it was the cause of pollution to do of a testing needed they showed a large plume directly into the citys balls it is now protected by state of the art water facility but when you serve as the attorney general of you held them accountable in the same way . This was indicated in industrious ammoniac and mention the case put that this was somethin
[inaudible conversations] spirit we will resume the hearing for the attorney general pruitt sometimes you can sit down over lunch to answer questions to a halfhours open shy said Something Different anything that you would like to clarify quick. In response to the white house questions about the enforcement steps we have taken with double dipping i initiated three cases and so they have not materialized in litigations just yet. Thanks for that clarification in the city and cheyenne wyoming with a chemical used by the military to decrease the engines of the rocket motors the army corps that was in charge of a Nuclear Missile site refuse to amend it was the cause of pollution to do of a testing needed they showed a large plume directly into the citys balls it is now protected by state of the art water facility but when you serve as the attorney general of you held them accountable in the same way . This was indicated in industrious ammoniac and mention the case put that this was somethin
Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, says its completely unacceptable that some patients are waiting up to 13 hours in a e. In an Exclusive Bbc interview, he paid tribute to the hard work of staff, but said the problems of high demand were not unique to the nhs in england. Our Health Editor hugh pym has more. Nhs england figures this winter show the worst waiting time performance in a e units since records began more than a decade ago. Jeremy hunt paid tribute to the work of staff, but said that the problems of high Patient Demand were not unique to the nhs and all leading Health Systems were grappling with the same challenge. He said there was no Silver Bullet. I think its wrong to suggest to people that these profound challenges such as we
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