Bresnahan Holds Environmental Roundtable with EPA Administrator, State and Local Officials
SWIFTWATER, PA: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) welcomed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District for an environmental roundtable with state and local elected officials and stakeholders. The roundtable was held in Swiftwater, PA.
“We have a great responsibility to take care of the environment and our communities,” said Rep. Bresnahan. “Our roundtable was an important step in unleashing energy dominance and eliminating the rain tax in PA-08. I want to thank Administrator Zeldin for visiting Pennsylvania and to all at the local, state, and federal levels who recognize the importance of these issues.”
“I want to thank Congressman Bresnahan for welcoming me to his district and allowing me the opportunity to speak with his constituents to hear firsthand about their priorities,” said Administrator Zeldin. “EPA is determined to work to bring clean air, land, and water to all Americans.”
Rep. Bresnahan, Administrator Zeldin, and roundtable participants discussed the importance of prioritizing energy dominance in the U.S. and ways that can be done in Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District. Rep. Bresnahan and local leaders also expressed concerns with the rain tax (an unfunded federal mandate for the Chesapeake Bay) and the Delaware River Basin Commission’s ban on fracking and energy development.
In addition to Rep. Bresnahan and Administrator Zeldin, roundtable participants included State Senators Lisa Baker and Rosemary Brown, State Representatives Brenda Pugh, Jon Fritz, Tarah Probst, and Jamie Walsh, Wayne County Commissioner Brian Smith, Wayne County Landowners Association leaders Tom Shepstone and Curt Coccodrilli, Penn’s Northeast President John Augustine, Northeast PA Building Trades President Warren Faust, Pennsylvania Utility Commission Commissioner Ralph Yanora, LiUNA Business Manager Tony Seiwell, and Kriger Construction General Manager James Marzolino.
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