Senator Whitehouse suggests special interests looking to President Trump for return on investment amid Titanic-like climate disaster

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island says opening a confirmation hearing with nominee to be Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin that like a cabin boy spotting an iceberg on the Titanic, there exists an urgent need to warn of impending climate disaster, particularly given Trump's characterization of climate change as a hoax and his reported meeting with fossil fuel executives where he suggested they provide him billion-dollar funding in exchange for reversing environmental protection rules.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island says opening a confirmation hearing with nominee to be Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin that like a cabin boy spotting an iceberg on the Titanic, there exists an urgent need to warn of impending climate disaster, particularly given Trump's characterization of climate change as a hoax and his reported meeting with fossil fuel executives where he suggested they provide him billion-dollar funding in exchange for reversing environmental protection rules.
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