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Lee Zeldin: “Congress never voted for these climate mandates inside of…”

Featuring: Lee Zeldin, Republican | Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency | National

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President Trump makes announcement with Lee Zeldin

Published | Video Starts at 12:14

We looked at what the highest court in the land had said, and we used a very simple metric. If Congress didn't authorize it, EPA shouldn't be doing it. Congress never voted for these climate mandates inside of section 202 of the Clean Air Act. If Congress wants EPA to regulate the heck out of greenhouse gases emitted from Motor vehicles, then Congress can clearly make that the law, which they haven't done for good reason. (12:14–12:20)

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Asserts that Congress did not authorize climate mandates under section 202 of the Clean Air Act.

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