senate environment and public works committee votes on the nomination of oklahoma attorney to becomeott pruitt the next administrator of the environmental protection agency. watch live at 10:15 a.m. eastern. senator jeff sessions' nomination to become the next attorney general has to key hurdle as the senate judiciary committee reported it favorably with an 11-9 partyline vote. the hearing runs under one hour. >> welcome, everybody back this morning. conversation that several of us on this committee an agreemente have that senator whitehouse will speak for 20 minutes, senator franken would speak for 22 minutes. after that, we would proceed to a vote. i understand from staff that senator crapo said he does not need time this morning and senator sass is not here but ien the white house gets done would call on senators asfoor 45 seconds. he said he would like to have. so then i would plan after senator whitehouse and senator haveen finish then we will -- a rollcall vote. so, senator whitehouse, would you start? whitehouse: thank you. the attorney general of the u.s. holds a vital and somewhat uni

senate environment and public works committee votes on the nomination of oklahoma attorney to becomeott pruitt the next administrator of the environmental protection agency. watch live at 10:15 a.m. eastern. senator jeff sessions' nomination to become the next attorney general has to key hurdle as the senate judiciary committee reported it favorably with an 11-9 partyline vote. the hearing runs under one hour. >> welcome, everybody back this morning. first, under