President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, will drive home the importance of protecting the environment without overregulation during his confirmation hearing Thursday.

Zeldin, a former congressman and New York gubernatorial candidate, will emphasize the importance of maintaining a healthy environment while enabling the pursuit of prosperity in his opening remarks to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday. and a prepared opening statement was confirmed by the Daily Caller News Foundation, according to a copy of his book. (Related: Biden’s lame-duck gravy train for ‘environmental justice’ activists funnels cash to anti-police, pro-DEI groups)

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“In November, the American people spoke up and gave President Trump a mandate to lead our nation to prosperity. I am grateful that the President-elect has given me the opportunity to lead EPA at this critical time.” Zeldin is expected to make his prepared remarks. “Our mission is simple but essential: to protect human health and the environment. We are committed to leveraging the greatness of American innovation and the greatness of American conservation and environmental stewardship. We must do everything we can to ensure that we protect our environment while protecting our economy.”

The EPA is a key vehicle for implementing the Biden administration’s extensive climate change plan, pushing regulations that will force the U.S. auto market to significantly increase electric vehicle (EV) sales over the next decade, and many This could lead to the closure of fossil fuel-fired power plants. Factories all over the country. Under President Joe Biden, the EPA has also focused vast resources on activities related to “environmental justice” as well as indirectly lending to green energy companies.

“Americans elected President Trump last November in part because of an upward trend in the economy and deep concerns about making ends meet. We are looking forward to a whole-of-government approach that will provide us with the best possible results,” Zeldin is expected to say in prepared remarks. “We can and must protect our precious environment without choking our economy. A big part of that is the common sense that allows American innovation to continue to lead the world. This will require building private sector partnerships to promote sensible and sensible regulation.

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