Trump picks ex-lawmaker Lee Zeldin to head EPA

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : "Lee, with a very strong legal background, has been a true fighter for America First policies," Trump said in announcing his pick.
58% : Zeldin thanked Trump on X, saying he will work to "restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs... while protecting access to clean air and water."
46% : If confirmed by the US Senate as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Trump said Zeldin would be charged with making "swift deregulatory decisions" aimed at rolling back protections enacted by the Joe Biden administration.
36% : Over his own four years in office Biden has tightened environmental limits, including pollution standards for cars and light trucks aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
17% : "Trump is a global warming skeptic who has mocked Democrats over climate change policy.
14% : Trump has long suggested that if elected his administration would take a hatchet to Biden's more restrictive environmental policies.

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