Rep. Rosa DeLauro goes crazy after Lee Zeldin exposes her ignorance on Supreme Court law (Credit: C-SPAN 3 screenshot)
Congress’s purple-haired congresswoman had a near-complete meltdown after EPA administrator Lee Zeldin completely embarrassed her during an an exchange on ‘climate change’ and the law.
On Monday, Zeldin testified before the House Appropriations Committee regarding President Trump’s 2027 budget request. As The Washington Examiner notes, the proposed budget would cut the agency’s budget in half if approved by Congress.
During the hearing, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) angrily attacked Zeldin for “appeasing polluters” and ignoring Americans under “the false flag of economic growth.”
Zeldin responded by explaining that he’s following the law, pointing out that it says nothing about fighting climate change.
Then, he asked DeLauro if she was familiar with the Loper Bright Supreme Court case.
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is a landmark Supreme Court case in 2024 which overturned the long-standing Chevron doctrine, fundamentally altering the balance of power between the judiciary and federal agencies.
The Chevron doctrine, established in the 1984 case Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, has long been a source of contention. It granted deference to federal agencies in interpreting ambiguous statutes, effectively allowing unelected bureaucrats to make laws through their regulatory actions.
However, by a 6-3 majority, SCOTUS declared that such power is unconstitutional and goes against the principles of democratic governance.
DeLauro had no clue what Zeldin was talking about and went berserk:
“You do not, excuse, you don’t have the right to say climate change does not exist, that it’s a hoax!” she yelled at the EPA Administrator.
The exchange got even worse for DeLauro when Zeldin exposed her for not knowing about another landmark Supreme Court decision: West Virginia Vs. EPA.
In this 2022 case, The Court determined by a 6-3 margin that Congress did not authorize the EPA to compel existing power plants to combat climate change using the Clean Air Act, thereby curbing the agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from them.
All DeLauro could do was yell at Zeldin and finally snapped completely by saying, “I don’t have to listen to this BS!”
WATCH:
LMFAO! Purple haired psycho Rep. Rosa DeLauro goes BERSERK on EPA Admin Lee Zeldin because he’s not a climate change cultist
She starts becoming VISIBLY DISTURBED and says:
“You do NOT have the right to say climate change is a hoax!”
She’s batsht. pic.twitter.com/zty9gOWpIv
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 27, 2026
DELAURO: When climate change is flooding our streets, poisoning our air…how can the EPA justify abandoning that duty to protect Americans to appease polluters under the false flag of economic growth?
ZELDIN: Following the law: section 202 of the Clean Air Act. Where does it say anything about fighting global climate change?
Loper Bright Supreme Court case, are you familiar with it?
DELAURO: Maybe others are but I’m not…
ZELDIN: Loper Bright says that we as an agency don’t have the authority to get creative, if Section 202 of the Clean Air Act…
DELAURO: You do not, excuse, you don’t have the right to say climate change does not exist, that it’s a hoax! And that’s what your administration…
ZELDIN: I understand you’re upset, you don’t know what Loper Bright is. Do you know what the Major Policies Doctrine is?
You’re a member of Congress you should know.
DELAURO: You’ve moved from someone who defended the environment to all of a sudden…
ZELDIN: You’re getting defensive for not knowing the two biggest Supreme Court cases of the last year.
DELAURO: And you are very defensive about changing your policy and your position!
ZELDIN: Do you want me tell you the two biggest Supreme Court cases of the last few years are?
DELAURO: You’re here because you need money from us, so hold up for a second! Wait for the questions and answer the questions!
ZELDIN: I answered your question and you didn’t like my answer because you don’t know what Loper Bright is, what EPA vs. West Virginia is….Because you’re asking me about Section 202 of the Clean Air Act and you don’t read it, you don’t know what it says.
DELAURO: You want to deny…
ZELDIN: No, I actually read the law. I do my homework. You’re just someone who likes to have the microphone on.
DEALURO: This is the appropriations committee!
ZELDIN: Oh, you care about science and now you want to defund it? Because you don’t know what Loper Bright is, you don’t know what the Major Policies Act is.
DELAURO: I don’t have to listen to this BS!
ZELDIN: BS? You think I made up these cases?
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