Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin says he'll nix 'suffocating' regulations ...
2 days ago · Democrats on the panel expressed skepticism, with Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) pressing Zeldin to ensure that he would not “be merely a rubber stamp for looters and polluters who are ...
Hearing on the Nomination of the Honorable Lee M. Zeldin to be ...
Jan 10, 2025 · Whitehouse Statement at Hearing to Consider Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA.pdf (124.3 KBs)
Whitehouse Statement at Hearing to Consider Lee Zeldin to Lead …
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing to consider the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Remarks as delivered. Three things. First, I’d like to ...
Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s ... - Fox …
2 days ago · Politics Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing 'Is carbon dioxide a pollutant?' Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, asked
Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him …
2 days ago · Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, for example, asked about basic climate science, including what impact carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have on the atmosphere. “I don’t sit before you as a scientist,” Zeldin said. After a follow up question, he did say that carbon dioxide traps heat.
WATCH: Lee Zeldin testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for …
2 days ago · Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday ... Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island ...
Lee Zeldin emphasizes accountability in EPA confirmation ... - ABC …
3 days ago · Democrats on the hearing committee, including ranking member Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., expressed concern over how a Zeldin-led EPA would address climate change in its rulemakings.
Senate environmental panel grills Trump's EPA pick Lee Zeldin
3 days ago · Democrats on the committee noted this. Ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said Zeldin will be "merely a rubber stamp for looters and polluters who are setting the Trump agenda." In ...
Trump’s EPA Pick Flunks Basic Science Quiz at Confirmation Hearing
2 days ago · Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to answer straightforward questions about science. At his confirmation hearing on Thursday, former Rep. Lee Zeldin faced scrutiny of his limited environmental experience. For one senator, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, this took the form of a science pop quiz—asking, in his words, “really basic no-tricks questions ...
Ex-Rep. Lee Zeldin tells senators he would not favor industry over …
2 days ago · The key question for Zeldin, said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), is "Will he follow the science and the economics and protect our air, water and climate, or will he merely be a rubber stamp for ...
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