The $43,000 phone booth

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.3 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is facing a host of new scandals: a $43,000 soundproof phone booth, a security detail to Disneyland, and even using a siren on his car to get to a restaurant faster. But Vox’s Umair Irfan says that behind these controversies, Pruitt’s EPA has been one of the most consequential government agencies in the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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