White House says Trump meant EPA will cut 65 percent of spending, not staff
The president also said EPA has found "a lot of people that didn't exist" at the agency, but did not elaborate.
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says more than 1,000 workers have left their jobs at the agency
Scripps News spoke with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin Wednesday, where he discussed job cuts and ...
White House softens Trump’s comments on EPA staff cuts after Cabinet meeting
President Donald Trump recently said the Environmental Protection Agency would cut 65% of jobs as part of cuts, but the White ...
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'65 – or so – percent': Donald Trump says EPA administrator planning major cuts
President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that big cuts are coming at the Environmental Protection Agency, saying EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is ... during his first Cabinet meeting.
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President Trump: Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65% of EPA staff
During the first meeting of his cabinet, President Donald Trump said EPA sdministrator and Long Island native Lee Zeldin informed him the agency could see its staff cut by more than a half.
EPA backtracks on Trump comment about cutting staff by 65% but says major spending cuts are coming
Despite a comment by President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency does not plan to reduce its staff by 65%, ...
'65 – or so – percent': Donald Trump says EPA administrator planning major cuts
"I spoke with Lee Zeldin and he thinks he's going to be cutting 65 or so percent of the people from environmental," Trump ...