Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, will appear before the Senate Environment Committee on Thursday morning around 10:00 a.m. Zeldin, an Army Reserve officer,

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

Sean Duffy, the former Wisconsin representative who is up for appointment to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), is set for a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Like Zeldin, Duffy also has ATA support, and Todd Spencer, president & CEO of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association ( OOIDA ), penned a letter backing him.

Interior nominee Doug Burgum, Energy pick Chris Wright and EPA nominee Lee Zeldin are in for some ... for former Wisconsin Republican Rep. Sean Duffy to lead the Department of Transportation.

Sean Duffy, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary ... and has since worked on the RNC's platform committee... Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kick off this week.

Republicans have a three-seat majority in the Senate, and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed.

10:00 a.m. - Sean Duffy, Transportation Department Former ... America’s poor and ensuring fair housing laws. 10:00 a.m. - Lee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency Former New York Congressman ...

Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

1610 a.m.: Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior (rescheduled from 1/14) 10 a.m.: Lee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator10 a.m.: Scott Turner, Secretary of Housing and Urban ...

Zeldin has little experience heading an agency. Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican and President-elect Donald J. Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Lee Zeldin pledged during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to roll back federal directives while still guarding “human health and ...