Pruitt spent $3.5 million on security during first year as EPA head [View all]

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Scott Pruitt spent nearly $3.5 million on security during his first year as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to an agency breakdown released Friday.

Pruitt's round the clock security detail racked up the high costs through both travel and payroll expenses — costing taxpayers more than $760,000 in travel and more than $2.7 million in pay during the administrator's first year.

The costs for his detail, which have accompanied Pruitt on both international trips like Morocco and Italy and to Disneyland and the Rose Bowl, are significantly higher than the amounts previous administrators spent, the data shows.

In comparison, EPA spent just $1.6 million on security for former EPA head Gina McCarthy during her last year in the post.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/389385-pruitt-spent-35-million-on-security-during-first-year-as-epa-head