The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, compared a “green energy scheme” of the Biden era that saw $ 2 billion in funds sent to a climate group linked to Stacey Abrams to “throw gold bars of the Titanic “in a Sunday appearance in the Fox. News channel.
“This group in 2023 only received $ 100. This is not even how it is a group for a long time that has a certain reputation to handle large budgets. They received $ 2 billion in 2024,” Zeldin told the presenter of “Sunday Morning Futures Futures Futures “Maria Bartiromo.
“On page one of the subsidy agreement, it tells them that they have 21 days to distribute all $ 2 billion. On page seven of the subsidy agreement, it gives them 90 days to complete a training called 'How to develop a budget'. I would say that any entity that needs training on how to develop a budget should not distribute money before taking that training, and certainly should not receive $ 2 billion to distribute it quickly, “he continued.
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Then repetition. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) attends a press conference on the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinians on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The EPA recently revealed that the Biden administration allowed only eight entities to distribute $ 20 billion in taxpayers “to their discretion.”
A subsidy of $ 2 billion to Power Forward Communities, a non -profit organization centered on the climate with links with former candidate for Democratic governor Stacey Abrams, was included in the funds.
When it was previously contacted to comment on Fox News Digital, the non -profit organization did not respond.
Zeldin said about discovering the funds that “autolindically [and] Many conflicts of interest “eclipsed the will to spend funds wisely, maintain responsibility and have supervision.
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Stacey Abrams, former candidate for Democratic governor for Georgia, speaks during a night demonstration of elections in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
“They were throwing gold bars from Titanic. We found the gold bars. We want them back,” he said.
Zeldin told Bartiromo that the Department of Justice has been working with Citibank to recover the funds, adding that several agencies are working to ensure that funds are not wasted.
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Aubie Spady of Fox News contributed to this report.
