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Lee Zeldin: “Governor Morrissey and Senator Capito know their state best.”

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

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Governor Morrisey offers update following roundtable discussion with EPA Administrator Zeldin.

Published | Video Starts at 18:08

… as much as possible, rather than some federal bureaucrat sitting in some office in Washington, D.C. acting like we have all the answers to everything. What I know is that Governor Morrissey and Senator Capito know their state best. So. And they. And they know these local communities the best. And when they come to the EPA and they're asking for primacy, they're looking for the state to be able to oversee regulation of something impacting land, air and water. (18:08–18:13)

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Asserts that local leaders have the best understanding of their state.

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