Former Congressman Confirmed For Trump Admin. Role | JP
Former Congressman Lee Zeldin was confirmed on Wednesday to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Zeldin secured the nomination in a 56-42 vote, with all 53 Republicans supporting the former Long Island representative.
“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!” Zeldin said.
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 (@leezeldin) January 29, 2025
CONFIRMED: Lee Zeldin as Administrator of the EPA. pic.twitter.com/dF7qB4r8ON
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 29, 2025
From the New York Post:
The 56-42 vote featured Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego of Arizona, as well as John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, giving their approval of Zeldin alongside all 53 Republicans in the upper chamber.
The 44-year-old ex-congressman had flown through the Senate Environment and Public Works vetting process and passed a cloture vote on the Senate floor earlier Wednesday by the same margin and with the same three Democrats supporting him.
In his confirmation hearing, the former Suffolk County congressman and 2022 Empire State gubernatorial candidate pointed to his record of cracking down on pollution and cleaning up waterways in his home state as proof that his EPA would focus on “protecting our environment, while also protecting our economy.”
BREAKING: Lee Zeldin has been confirmed as President Trump’s EPA Administrator. pic.twitter.com/98W70DgYT8
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 29, 2025
Senate easily confirms ex-LI Rep. Lee Zeldin as Trump’s EPA chief https://t.co/Xdc4MQv5v4 pic.twitter.com/mJQeZgJSgS
— New York Post (@nypost) January 29, 2025
Per Fox News:
President Donald Trump tapped Zeldin, who previously served as a congressman from New York’s 1st Congressional District from 2015 to 2023, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under his administration. During his tenure in Congress, Zeldin, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, launched a campaign for governor in New York, when he trailed only five percentage points in the largely Democratic state.
Zeldin underwent a confirmation hearing earlier this month, when he was questioned on climate change by members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
In a 56 to 42 vote on Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Zeldin to head the EPA in a final floor vote on his nomination.
Zeldin will head the agency that surveys environmental issues, provides assistance to wide-ranging environmental projects, and establishes rules that align with the administration’s views on environmental protection and climate change.
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