Former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, enjoyed a fairly easy confirmation hearing Thursday.

Zeldin, in testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said he would pursue Trump’s deregulatory agenda while also ensuring the health of the environment.

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