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Thursday, January 23, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 10 ~ $1.00
Zeldin Goes Before Senate EPW Committee The Messenger Reports from D.C. By Matt Meduri
Zeldin sits before the Senate EPW Committee on January 16 in Washington, D.C. (Credit - Official U.S. Senate photo by Ian Cunningham)
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Former Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) has been nominated by President Donald Trump (R-FL) to lead the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). If confirmed by the full U.S. Senate, Zeldin would join the president’s Cabinet and oversee a department of numerous divisions, ten regional offices, nearly 15,000 employees, and a budget of nearly $10 billion. Last Thursday, Zeldin went before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee to screen for the nation’s top environmental job. The Messenger took the trip to Washington, D.C., to cover the hearing as well as Zeldin’s, 44, monumental rise to such significance that will undoubtedly put Suffolk County in the national spotlight. Continued on page 4