Lee Zeldin

And it was purposefully designed to obligate all of the money in a rush job with reduced oversight.

There's been so many developments just over the course of the last few days since that video came out. I'll give you an example of one. Just earlier today, I was reading a grant agreement On page one of a grant agreement, it was saying that the grant for $2 billion of funds.

There's been so many developments just over the course of the last few days since that video came out. I'll give you an example of one. Just earlier today, I was reading a grant agreement On page one of a grant agreement, it was saying that the grant for $2 billion of funds.

On page six of that grant agreement, it says that the grantee has 90 days to complete a training called, you won't believe this, Charlie, it's called how to develop a budget. So 21 days to get out over $2 billion. 90 days to complete training on how to develop a budget. There is so much to this. I've read now the financial agent agreement, the account control agreements, the legal reviews.

On page six of that grant agreement, it says that the grantee has 90 days to complete a training called, you won't believe this, Charlie, it's called how to develop a budget. So 21 days to get out over $2 billion. 90 days to complete training on how to develop a budget. There is so much to this. I've read now the financial agent agreement, the account control agreements, the legal reviews.

They were amending account control agreements just days before inauguration day. So that video where that Biden EPA political appointee was talking about tossing, throwing gold bars off the Titanic, They actually were, not to what is just a few hundred thousand or a few million. We're talking about tens of billions of dollars, tens of billions of tax dollars.

They were amending account control agreements just days before inauguration day. So that video where that Biden EPA political appointee was talking about tossing, throwing gold bars off the Titanic, They actually were, not to what is just a few hundred thousand or a few million. We're talking about tens of billions of dollars, tens of billions of tax dollars.

I've been working with the Justice Department, the Treasury Department, and others. We want to make sure that there's full accountability and oversight established here. There's zero tolerance for waste and abuse in the Trump administration.

I've been working with the Justice Department, the Treasury Department, and others. We want to make sure that there's full accountability and oversight established here. There's zero tolerance for waste and abuse in the Trump administration.

So the way that this was designed, once Congress appropriated tens of billions of dollars here to pass through the EPA, eight entities as primary recipients would receive all 20 billion dollars as a pass through. And then once that money was passed through those eight primary recipients, they would go to a bunch of sub-grantees. And in many respects, those sub-grantees were also pass-throughs.

So the way that this was designed, once Congress appropriated tens of billions of dollars here to pass through the EPA, eight entities as primary recipients would receive all 20 billion dollars as a pass through. And then once that money was passed through those eight primary recipients, they would go to a bunch of sub-grantees. And in many respects, those sub-grantees were also pass-throughs.

And these were NGOs that were very well-connected and in some respects, extremely newly set up organizations where they have never handled anywhere close to this level of money to the point where you have to work into the grant agreement a training on how to develop a budget. So this is something that shouldn't have been set up from the get-go.

And these were NGOs that were very well-connected and in some respects, extremely newly set up organizations where they have never handled anywhere close to this level of money to the point where you have to work into the grant agreement a training on how to develop a budget. So this is something that shouldn't have been set up from the get-go.

The entire scheme is something that is designed for waste and abuse. And get this, Charlie, once the money passes through those eight primary recipients and moves on to those sub-grantees, EPA isn't even a party to the account control agreement. EPA deliberately had stuff worded into the financial agent agreement and the original account control agreement to tie its hand behind its back.

The entire scheme is something that is designed for waste and abuse. And get this, Charlie, once the money passes through those eight primary recipients and moves on to those sub-grantees, EPA isn't even a party to the account control agreement. EPA deliberately had stuff worded into the financial agent agreement and the original account control agreement to tie its hand behind its back.

And the dates of this stuff is wild. The financial agent agreement, September 18th. The account control agreement is November 1st. The legal review on all of this is done on Election Day, November 5th. And as I pointed out earlier, they were still amending these things January 13th, just a few days before the inauguration. Last I'll say is this, if you don't mind.

And the dates of this stuff is wild. The financial agent agreement, September 18th. The account control agreement is November 1st. The legal review on all of this is done on Election Day, November 5th. And as I pointed out earlier, they were still amending these things January 13th, just a few days before the inauguration. Last I'll say is this, if you don't mind.

Up front, the $20 billion was given out. It wasn't like they gave out some tranche of money and then over the course of time, the grantees coming back to the government and the government is signing off based on past performances and accountability and proposals for the future. The government gave out the $20 billion in the onset and said, here you go.

Up front, the $20 billion was given out. It wasn't like they gave out some tranche of money and then over the course of time, the grantees coming back to the government and the government is signing off based on past performances and accountability and proposals for the future. The government gave out the $20 billion in the onset and said, here you go.

So the total amount of the EPA, the numbers were over 15,000. And one of the things that I asked when I first came in, it was three weeks ago today, I wanted to know what the numbers looked like as far as attendance inside of headquarters over the course of the last year or so. So since January of 2024, the average attendance rate on Mondays and Fridays was about five to 8%.