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From USA Today: The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former congressman Lee Zeldin as President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency administrator.
Zeldin, who is expected to pursue a deregulation push at the EPA, was confirmed by a vote of 56 to 42.
Trump wants to rollback environmental rules, declaring when he announced Zeldin as his choice for EPA administrator that he would “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses.”
“We must ensure we are protecting the environment while also protecting our economy,” Zeldin said at his confirmation hearing.
Zeldin, 44, is an attorney and former state senator from Long Island, New York. He spent four years in the Army on active duty, deployed to Iraq and still serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. Elected to Congress in 2014, he served eight years and lost a race for governor of New York in 2022.
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U.S. Senate CONFIRMS Lee Zeldin to be EPA Administrator, 56-42. pic.twitter.com/qkapxT6URO
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 29, 2025
After his confirmation was official, Zeldin announced on social media, “CONFIRMED! Thank You to the 56 Senators for your vote and confidence. Grateful to President @realDonaldTrump for having the faith in me to be part of his Cabinet as @EPA Administrator. Make America Great Again!🇺🇸”
✅ CONFIRMED! Thank You to the 56 Senators for your vote and confidence.
Grateful to President @realDonaldTrump for having the faith in me to be part of his Cabinet as @EPA Administrator.
Make America Great Again!🇺🇸
— Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) January 29, 2025
Congratulations to @LeeMZeldin, America’s next Administrator of the EPA! 🇺🇸
Lee Zeldin will safeguard both our planet and the hardworking American people. pic.twitter.com/ZEunXLB4WE
— America First Works (@America1stWorks) January 29, 2025
Senate confirms former NY congressman Lee Zeldin as Trump’s EPA administrator https://t.co/n3WU0CGgBW by @zacjanderson @usatoday
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) January 29, 2025
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