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From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Edward Pruitt Pruitt. Scott Fwd: this is a work in progress. but Friday. July 06. 2018 3:35:33 PM FSP First Weeks Updated 021817 docx EPA Admin - 1st Day 022117v4.docx Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Jackson, Ryan (Inhofe)" <Ryan_Jackson@inhofe.senate.gov> Date: February 18, 2017 at 10:01:20 PM EST To: "Scott Pruitt [ ' ' Subject: this is a work in progress, but (b) (5) DPP Ryan Jackson Chief of Staff U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe 205 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4721 (202) 228-1007 facsimile New Administrator - 1st Week Schedule Time Kb) (5) DPP Event DAY 2 at EPA Wednesday February 22 Location Comments 1 New Administrator - 1st Week Schedule 4 From: To: Subject: Date: Edward Pruitt Pruitt. Scott Fwd: Underground infrastructure woefully in need of repair Thursday, July 05, 2018 8:37:50 PM Begin forwarded message: From: Scott Pruitt (b) (6) Date: February 25, 2017 at 7:57:23 AM EST To: Millau Hupp , Sydney Hupp Subject: Fwd: Underground infrastructure woefully in need of repair Pis capture and bring with you. Sent from my iPhone Begm forwarded message: From: Scott Pruitt [(b) (6) Date: February 25, 2017 at 5:57:48 AM EST To: Scott Pruitt Subject: Underground infrastructure woefully in need of repair Nice article for you to read: Underground infrastructure woefully in need of repair check it out. E. Scott Pruitt Mike Ingram (b) (6) mi@eldoradoholdings.net From: To: Subject: Date: Edward Pruitt Pruitt. Scott Fwd: Your talk to staff was perfect Thursday, July 05, 2018 8:37:04 PM Begin forwarded message: From: "Schwartz, Victor (SHB)" <VSCHWARTZ@shb.com> Date: February 22, 2017 at 3:14:58 PM EST (b) (6) Subject: Your talk to staff was perfect Dear Scott, I am sorry you had to cancel our dinner, but I realize you are just overwhelmed with important issues at this juncture. I want to let you know that I thought your remarks to EPA staff were perfect. They reflected the thoughts that I wrote you about last week. The more you establish yourself with the EPA bureaucracy as a warm, thoughtful human being who believes in the EPA, but simply wants to follow the law and its actual mission, the more outside hate groups will fade away. At least in my experience, people put what we know in person over what we might be told to them by outside parties. I thought of simple way to explain one of your basic points. Some might want the EPA to print special dollar bills with the words "Help Prevent Air Pollution" on them. Such an effort might be an effective way to spread that message. But the EPA is not authorized by statute to print dollar bills; it can only accomplish its mission through ways in which it has been authorized by statute passed by Congress I hope we can have our dinner or meeting soon. Again, I realize your schedule is jammed. Here are some additional quick thoughts that you may have already processed. ^ Go to meet SES bureaucrats in their office. Listen, exchange thoughts, and just be yourself. You are a very engaging human being, let them see that. Talk a little bit about baseball when you think appropriate. ^ If possible, do not have a picture of the President in your office. ^ If possible find another alternative office that is closer to the bureaucracy other than the office of the Administrator, in many agencies the head person is on a separate floor in an isolated area. This is not good for building bridges with those who work at the Agency ^ If you have meetings at the White House or in other important places, if possible always take a senior bureaucrat with you. They may not seem like they like it, but they do. I would be pleased to meet in your office or wherever for whatever time. Your situation so reflects what I faced many years ago that I feel it a privilege to be at least a little help. Lastly, I noticed that you shared with Kim Strassel that you would stop the EPA practice of "sue and settle." You and I have discussed this. Perhaps we should support legislation to block that practice anyway (it will be easier to pass now) to prevent it from ever coming back again. Your thoughts? Your friends at all times, Victor From: Scott Pruitt [mailto(b) (6) Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2U1/ /:12 pm To: Schwartz, Victor (SHB) Subject: Re: Congratulations .Key next steps Victor -- great to hear from you. I am back in DC this Monday night. Would love to connect next week. Let's coordinate. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 18, 2017, at 7:07 PM, Schwartz, Victor (SHB) <VSCHWARTZ@shb.com> wrote: Dear Scott , First congratulations on your Senate confirmation as Admistrator of the EPA. Scott this is important . You will face the same thing I faced while serving a President , significant hostility from the bureaucracy . I was ready to quit after two months at the Department of Commerce . But a senior beaurcrat ,Louis Santone saw some hope in me. He taught me things that are in no book. I ended up staying and being awarded the Secretary of Commerce's medal. It was really owed to Mr.Santone, which I said at the awards Ceremony . I would like to assist you.I am out of the County right now , but can receive e mail. back in the office Tuesday . (b) (6) . Assistant Christy Reinheardt (b) (6) . Home unlisted number (b) (6) (b) (6) Hope you will take up this offer , your friend , Victor Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 6. 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