EPA Flush with Cash for ‘Priority’ Staff

EPA flush with cash for ‘priority’ staff

The agency is taking an unprecedented approach to furloughs during this latest government shutdown.

Democrat Shutdown Will Effectively Shutter EPA Next Week.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA may furlough up to 89 percent of its workforce if the government shutdown extends into November.WHO WAS INVOLVED: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Senate Democrats, and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C.KEY QUOTE: “Our preference would be for the shutdown t…