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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin testified before the House Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on Monday regarding the Trump administration's [url=https://archive.is/o/HpDnn/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump/][/url]2027 budget request.
The agency wants to cut the budget essentially in half. But Democrats don't want to do that.
During the hearing, Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) got heated over what she felt was the administration not paying enough attention to climate change. That's when Zeldin took her to school, explaining he had to pay attention to the law (not Democrat agenda items).
Nothing infuriates an uninformed Congressional Dem more than when they realize they voluntarily triggered a debate with someone who actually knows what they are talking about, reads federal statute and adheres to Supreme Court precedent. Today’s self-implosion by @rosadelauro was… pic.twitter.com/6HTgVjQCiE
— Lee Zeldin (@epaleezeldin) April 27, 2026