Top Trump official ignites heated exchange after stumping House Dem on landmark SCOTUS cases

US Climate Change Top Trump official ignites heated exchange after stumping House Dem on landmark SCOTUS case The exchange came as Trump proposed slashing EPA funding by 52%, from $8.82B to $4.2B for fiscal year 2027 By Leo Briceno Fox News Published April 28, 2026 6:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Top appropriations Democrat gets into heated clash with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin: 'I don't have to listen to this BS' Rep. Rosa DeLauro, reacts fiercely to accusations she doesn't know Supreme Court ruling that govern agency power. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, got into a heated exchange with Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday over whether she was familiar with precedents governing the EPA’s mission. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "You’re upset that you don’t know what Loper Bright is," Zeldin said, referring to the landmark Supreme Court Case from 2024 that reshaped the power of regulatory agencies."I’m upset — because," DeLauro started to respond. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('desktop', 'lb2', 'desktop-desk-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "You know what the major policies doctrine is?" Zeldin interjected. "You’re a member of Congress. You should know." if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } STACEY ABRAMS SLAMMED AFTER DEFENDING $2 BILLION IN BIDEN-ERA EPA FUNDS TO BUY GREEN ENERGY APPLIANCES Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, left, pictured alongside the ranking member of the House Appropriations, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., right. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } DeLauro, who had been asking about the framing of President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request, tried to answer again but was cut off."You want me to tell you what the two biggest Supreme Court cases are of the last few years?" Zeldin said. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } The moment came as Zeldin appeared before Congress for the EPA’s 2027 budget request — a proposal that asks lawmakers to slash the agency’s budget by more than 50%.…

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