DeLauro fights with Lee Zelden

Zeldin Clashes With DeLauro Over EPA

A House hearing on the EPA budget turned into a loud, ugly exchange on Monday when Administrator Lee Zeldin pushed back against Rep. Rosa DeLauro over climate policy and the agency’s legal authority.

The fight came down to one basic question: how far can the EPA go when Congress has not clearly given it that power?

Zeldin was on Capitol Hill to testify about President Trump’s 2027 budget request, which would cut the EPA’s budget sharply if Congress approves it. DeLauro came out swinging, accusing him of ignoring Americans and making excuses for polluters. Zeldin answered with a simple point: he said he was following the law, not freelancing from the agency chair.

He pointed to Section 202 of the Clean Air Act and argued that it does not give the EPA a blank check to run the country’s climate agenda. That quickly turned the exchange from a budget hearing into a full-blown showdown.

Purple haired psycho Rep. Rosa DeLauro went BERSERK on EPA Admin Lee Zeldin because he’s not a climate change cultist.

She starts becoming VISIBLY DISTURBED and says: “You do NOT have the right to say climate change is a hoax!” 😭

She’s batsht. [Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)]

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