The U.S. Senate voted 56-42 on Wednesday to confirm former congressman Lee Zeldin of Shirley to serve as head of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump’s administration. As EPA Administrator,

The Biden EPA, he claimed, had awarded the $20 billion to eight entities which used the funds with insufficient oversight. Zeldin argued all the "gold bars" which were "tossed off the Titanic" must be returned. Zeldin noted he will refer the matter to the EPA Inspector General’s Office, as well as work with the Department of Justice.