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HILL Staffers at the ░░░░░░░░ Protection Agency as well ░░░░░░░░ environmental groups and activists ░░░░░░░░ stunned after President Trump ░░░░░░░░ this statement during his ░░░░░░░░ cabinet meeting Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I spoke with Lee ░░░░░░░░ and he thinks he ░░░░░░░░ going to be cutting ░░░░░░░░ or so percent of ░░░░░░░░ people from environmental and ░░░░░░░░ re going to speed ░░░░░░░░ the process too Clip ░░░░░░░░ HILL Gina McCarthy joins ░░░░░░░░ now She was named ░░░░░░░░ administrator by President Obama ░░░░░░░░ in a recent New ░░░░░░░░ Times op ed out ░░░░░░░░ morning she and two ░░░░░░░░ former EPA leaders Christine ░░░░░░░░ Whitman and William K ░░░░░░░░ responded to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ threat warning Americans they ░░░░░░░░ miss the EPA when ░░░░░░░░ s gone It s ░░░░░░░░ to have you with ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ out here that a ░░░░░░░░ House spokesman later clarified ░░░░░░░░ president s comments saying ░░░░░░░░ he meant to say ░░░░░░░░ percent of the EPA ░░░░░░░░ budget would be cut ░░░░░░░░ the staff That being ░░░░░░░░ were 65 percent of ░░░░░░░░ budget to be cut ░░░░░░░░ would that mean practically ░░░░░░░░ Well it would mean ░░░░░░░░ the agency would sincerely ░░░░░░░░ handcuffed The agency itself ░░░░░░░░ now is staffed by ░░░░░░░░ capable people We don ░░░░░░░░ want to lose that ░░░░░░░░ But honestly this is ░░░░░░░░ about how we protect ░░░░░░░░ health and our safety ░░░░░░░░ we protect our natural ░░░░░░░░ This is not a ░░░░░░░░ game This is an ░░░░░░░░ to recognize that people ░░░░░░░░ this country have had ░░░░░░░░ to protect their health ░░░░░░░░ well being since 1970 ░░░░░░░░ the Clean Air Act ░░░░░░░░ then with the Clean ░░░░░░░░ Act and then with ░░░░░░░░ Safe Drinking Water Act ░░░░░░░░ do what Congress dictates ░░░░░░░░ law that we need ░░░░░░░░ do and EPA is ░░░░░░░░ implementing agency to protect ░░░░░░░░ of us That s ░░░░░░░░ important thing to remember ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm McCarthy So ░░░░░░░░ we can talk about ░░░░░░░░ many percentages of people ░░░░░░░░ re going to lose ░░░░░░░░ one of those people ░░░░░░░░ valuable to you and ░░░░░░░░ and our families That ░░░░░░░░ the important thing to ░░░░░░░░ HILL You know I ░░░░░░░░ you when you say ░░░░░░░░ is not about percentages ░░░░░░░░ certainly is about people ░░░░░░░░ we know at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ HILL But you did ░░░░░░░░ note in that op ░░░░░░░░ with your with your ░░░░░░░░ that there are ways ░░░░░░░░ believe the EPA could ░░░░░░░░ more efficient So we ░░░░░░░░ living with an administration ░░░░░░░░ that is all about ░░░░░░░░ and efficiency If you ░░░░░░░░ to speak with Administrator ░░░░░░░░ where do you think ░░░░░░░░ should focus those efforts ░░░░░░░░ make things more efficient ░░░░░░░░ the EPA McCarthy Well ░░░░░░░░ think the important thing ░░░░░░░░ remember is that you ░░░░░░░░ have to follow the ░░░░░░░░ that have been written ░░░░░░░░ Congress We re not ░░░░░░░░ don t make those ░░░░░░░░ up we implement them ░░░░░░░░ it s all about ░░░░░░░░ we work with cities ░░░░░░░░ towns that get 40 ░░░░░░░░ of the money goes ░░░░░░░░ that goes to EPA ░░░░░░░░ spent in cities and ░░░░░░░░ So reach out sit ░░░░░░░░ with with the program ░░░░░░░░ at EPA look at ░░░░░░░░ to downscale where those ░░░░░░░░ are not as important ░░░░░░░░ others I m not ░░░░░░░░ that EPA is perfect ░░░░░░░░ what I am suggesting ░░░░░░░░ that there needs to ░░░░░░░░ a thoughtful process to ░░░░░░░░ what is the the ░░░░░░░░ what is our task ░░░░░░░░ do and how do ░░░░░░░░ deliver that task in ░░░░░░░░ most cost effective way ░░░░░░░░ you ll only do ░░░░░░░░ if you do outreach ░░░░░░░░ the staff you look ░░░░░░░░ where those opportunities are ░░░░░░░░ you talk to cities ░░░░░░░░ states who EPA partners ░░░░░░░░ every single day If ░░░░░░░░ can do that there ░░░░░░░░ be ways in which ░░░░░░░░ m sure cost savings ░░░░░░░░ be found but the ░░░░░░░░ thing is make sure ░░░░░░░░ that that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ people at increased risk ░░░░░░░░ s what we need ░░░░░░░░ protect.”