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EPA Unveils Record Deregulation Budget, DOT Gets $114B

5/3/2026

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called FY2027 EPA budget largest deregulatory agenda in U.S. history, said it would cut costs, strengthen economy, boost energy production via rollbacks, and defended it before appropriators on April 27.
Rep. Mike Simpson said administration is right-sizing EPA and ending supplemental funding that exceeded discretionary budget over tenfold.
He added FY2027 requests $114.1 billion for Department of Transportation, with $946 million for FMCSA and $66.2 billion for FHWA.

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called FY2027 EPA budget largest deregulatory agenda in U.S. history, said it would cut costs, strengthen economy, boost energy production via rollbacks, and defended it before appropriators on April 27.
Rep. Mike Simpson said administration is right-sizing EPA and ending supplemental funding that exceeded discretionary budget over tenfold.
He added FY2027 requests $114.1 billion for Department of Transportation, with $946 million for FMCSA and $66.2 billion for FHWA.