Merkley Presses Trump’s EPA Head on Why He’s Illegally Slashing Funding to Oregon Communities

https://youtu.be/8Wu9GvvmzeU

Senator Merkley questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on why he is cancelling and withholding grant funding won by communities in every corner of Oregon, which would have gone toward emergency readiness, community health centers, early learning centers, and more, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 14, 2025. Senator Merkley pressed Administrator Zeldin to restore this critical funding.

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