President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will put Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin in charge of helping homeowners get permits to rebuild after the California wildfires last January.
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“I’m going to put you in charge of getting permits. I think we’re going to override the local authorities,” Trump said, addressing Zeldin, at an event in Washington.
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(Reporting by Erickson; Writing by Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by Costas Pitas)
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