Trump names Lee Zeldin to lead EPA in new administration
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters.
Trump, in a statement, said Zeldin, who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, would 바카라 게임 웹사이트ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Zeldin, who left Congress in 2023, was among the Republicans in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results. While in Congress, he did not serve on committees with oversight of environmental policy.
In 2016 he pushed to change the designation of about 150 square miles of federal waters in Long Island Sound to state jurisdiction for New York and Rhode Island. He wanted to open the area to striped bass fishing, which is allowed in state waters but banned in the federal area.
Trump often pointed to Zeldin바카라 게임 웹사이트s performance in the 2022 gubernatorial race 바카라 게임 웹사이트 where the Republican did far better than had been expected against Gov. Kathy Hochul 바카라 게임 웹사이트 when he insisted he could be competitive in his Democratic home state. While Trump didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t win New York, he did far better than he had during previous elections, particularly in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.
The announcement comes after Trump selected longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration and named Rep. Elise Stefanik as his nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Confirming the Miller appointment, Vice President-elect JD Vance posted a message of congratulations Monday on X and said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트This is another fantastic pick by the president.바카라 게임 웹사이트 The announcement was first reported by CNN.