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Lee Zeldin: “The 2009 Obama EPA endangerment finding led to trillions of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:43

With today's announcement, American families will save over $2,400 for a new vehicle. Sixteen years ago, an ideological crusade within the Obama administration set off the most costly regulatory power grab our country has ever experienced. The 2009 Obama EPA endangerment finding led to trillions of dollars in regulations that strangled entire sectors of the United States economy. including the American auto industry. It claimed new powers over the vehicles we drive, even though the best reading of the Clean Air act clearly states otherwise. (07:43–07:53)

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Asserts that the 2009 EPA endangerment finding resulted in regulations costing trillions and negatively impacting the U.S. economy.

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