WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a comment by President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency does not plan to reduce its staff by 65%, the White House and the agency said Thursday, though major budget cuts are likely.
A White House spokeswoman said the 65% figure referred to expected spending cuts at the agency, rather than staffing levels, a comment that was amplified by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
“We don’t need to be spending all that money that went through the EPA last year,” Zeldin told Fox News on Thursday. “We don’t want it. We don’t need it. The American public needs it and we need to balance the budget.”
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