Lee Zeldin to Newsmax: EPA Budget Can Spare Tens of Billions

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told Newsmax on Thursday that he has a message for Congress: Do not fund the EPA in 2025 the way you did in 2024.

In fact, Zeldin said the agency can run on 65% less.

“I don’t want it. We don’t need it. The American taxpayer needs it. That’s our message to Congress,” Zeldin said on “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”

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