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Obama nominee for deputy EPA Director Throws HImself Under Bus
(Washington, D.C. -- March 25, 2009) Jon Cannon, nominee for Deputy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, released the following statement:"Today I am voluntarily removing my name from consideration to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. It has come to my attention that America's Clean Water Foundation, where I once served on the board of directors, has become the subject of scrutiny. scrutiny resulting from EPA audit report finding that the Clean Water Foundation screwed up $25M in grants While my service on the board of that now-dissolved organization is not the subject of the scrutiny, I believe the energy and environmental challenges facing our nation are too great to delay confirmation for this position, and I do not wish to present any distraction to the agency." Posted by: mhw 2009-03-26 |
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