US EditionEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin clashes with Democrats over climate change
Lee Zeldin defended a budget that would cut EPA funding by 52% and end several climate and environmental programs, Democrats said.
- On Monday, Administrator Lee Zeldin testified before the House Appropriations subcommittee defending the Trump administration's $4.2 billion EPA budget request for 2027, which would cut agency funding by 52% from 2026 levels.
- Budget proposals would eliminate programs including the Atmospheric Protection Program and Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grants, reflecting Zeldin's pivot toward statutory adherence rather than expansive climate initiatives not authorized by Congress.
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro confronted Zeldin during the hearing, accusing the administration of "appeasing polluters" and calling the budget "a climate change denier's manifesto." Zeldin countered by citing the 2024 Loper Bright ruling limiting agency authority.
- Heated exchanges erupted as DeLauro shouted Zeldin had "no right" to dismiss climate change and criticized the agency's repeal of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding. Zeldin maintained he was adhering to federal law, not ideology.
- Recent Supreme Court decisions, including the 2022 West Virginia v. EPA ruling, constrain agency authority to regulate greenhouse gases without explicit congressional authorization, signaling that future EPA climate regulation will face legal and budgetary limits.
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Zeldin Defends Cutting EPA Budget in Half
Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the Environmental Protection Agency's mission to protect human health and the environment at a hearing on Wednesday, slamming the agency's leadership over a proposal to cut its budget in half. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's appearance before the Senate environment committee was his...
EPA Chief Zeldin Supports Slashing Agency Budget By Half At Contentious Hearings
A plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by half has been the focus of contentious congressional hearings over the future of an agency that Democrats have accused of abandoning its mission to protect the environment and public health. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will sit before a Senate committee Wednesday, the last of […]
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EPA leader Zeldin supports slashing agency budget by half at contentious congressional hearings
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Democratic Rep. Snaps At Lee Zeldin: "You do not have the right to say climate change does not exist”
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!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 Someone shoul…
Democrat Lashes Out When Her Ignorance Is Put On Display - Patriot Newsfeed
The exchange started as a routine budget hearing and quickly spiraled into something far more volatile. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Rep. Rosa DeLauro clashed Monday in a tense back-and-forth that veered from policy disagreements into personal attacks, culminating in a remark that stunned the room. DeLauro, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, opened with sharp criticism of Zeldin’s budget proposal. She described it as…
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