McConnell Proud to Confirm Zeldin as EPA Administrator

Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Lee Zeldin as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
“Lee Zeldin served our country honorably in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Army, where he remains a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve. I’m grateful his service to our nation will continue as President Trump’s Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA is in desperate need of reform after four years of radical climate policies that almost always came at the expense of American workers, farmers and job creators. Lee Zeldin understands the urgency of returning the agency to its core mission of clean air and clean water – without crippling our economy. I’m confident he will lead the EPA in a more balanced direction with commonsense environmental policies that are sustainable over the long-term.”