LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REPEAL OF THE ENDANGERMENT FINDING

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

The so-called leadership of Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin at the Environmental Protection Agency is shameful. They have allowed utility bills and home insurance premiums to skyrocket and put the health, safety and well-being of the American people and our environment at risk.

Donald Trump’s EPA has once again failed the nation by repealing longstanding pollution regulations meant to protect us and the planet from the increasingly dangerous climate crisis. This egregious action by the EPA comes just weeks after announcing they would no longer consider the health effects of air pollution in decision-making. 

The Trump administration has repeatedly put polluters and their billionaire donors first, while turning their backs entirely on promoting clean air, clean water and a clean environment. Donald Trump’s cruelty will continue to drive up energy costs, increase preventable illnesses like asthma in children, make homeownership even less attainable and saddle states with millions of dollars more in disaster-related costs. 

The repeal of the greenhouse gas finding poses a clear and present danger to the American people. President Trump and Administrator Zeldin must reverse course immediately.