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“Lee / Zeldin” said in 43 of 265 transcripts, 138 times.
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Feb 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at National Prayer Breakfast 1 time
…of the breakfast, Representatives Ben Cline and Jonathan Jackson and Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you…
Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…permitting. You know, the Federal permitting—and a lot of it is Lee Zeldin, who's been fantastic. But Federal permitting is such a big deal…
Jan 28, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts 12 times
…get down to business. That's enough of that. But how good is Lee Greenwood? He was with us right from the beginning. First time I…
…It better be damn good information for the kind of money. But Lee Zeldin is a star, and he has been incredible. Thank you, Lee…
…have to say this. Scott and I were talking about it. So, Lee went out to California after the fire, which should have never happened…
Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 5 times
…Bessent, Pete Hegseth, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick, Linda McMahon, Scott Turner; Administrator Lee Zeldin, who's done a great job. A nuclear power plant gets approved…
…only kidding. But pretty close to that. And we have more—where's Lee? Stand up, Lee. One of my great superstars. Thank you. It used…
…coming with them. But they're—many of them are under construction. But Lee has done a great job in getting those approvals. I appreciate it…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 3 times
…getting you approved in a two-week, three-week period." In fact, Lee Zeldin, one of the superstars of this administration—I said, "Lee, if…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 2 times
…weeks, maybe a month, if I'm slow." We have a great man, Lee Zeldin, in charge of the environment. He's incredible, and he's tough too…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 3 times
…And I want to thank our host of this important summit, President Lee of South Korea. He's a terrific person, and I'm going to be…
…And that's what it's become very quickly. We have some wonderful people. Lee Zeldin at Environmental, he's incredible. He gets the right result quickly, and…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 2 times
…it's a great thing. They're—and we're getting you very fast approvals. Lee Zeldin is doing a fantastic job. We're giving you fast approvals. You…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 2 times
…of them in less than a week. And that's what we're doing. Lee Zeldin, by the way, is doing a phenomenal job—environmental commission—I…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 1 time
…in 1902, they were going to put a statue of Robert E. Lee up. It would have been okay with me. A lot of people…
Sep 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Charlie Kirk Memorial 4 times
Well, I want to thank you very much, Lee. You've been there from the beginning with us, Lee, and we appreciate it. Nobody can sing…
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 2 times
…some big things to announce. Today, at the request of Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee, who's standing with us, as you know, I'm signing a…
…to make Memphis safe again. And I'd like to ask Governor Bill Lee to say a few words, and then Pam can talk. And anybody…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…very much. Thank you very much. I said we'll have to cut Lee Greenwood a little bit short. How good is he? Right? He's been…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…that can't even get permits to the people that lost their houses. Lee Zeldin got every permit. The hardest permit is the Federal permit. Within…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…sorts of plants—all over the country. I'm giving them the right—Lee Zeldin has done a fantastic job. We're giving the right to build…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…people that want to build their houses. But I want to thank Lee Zeldin, because the Federal Government has gotten all of their permits—which…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…be able to make their own, and they're getting very fast approvals. Lee Zeldin is doing a fantastic job, including with a 100-percent expensing…
Aug 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…an excuse. They've got to allow full water, and they're working with—Lee Zeldin is really helping us a lot, but they've got to allow…
…the people. You know, the people are still waiting for their permits. Lee Zeldin got them the Federal permit, which is 10 times harder to…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…like for AI. They're going to be—I've given them approval, and Lee Zeldin has given them very fast approval to build their own electric…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…permits on the environmental impact statements. He gets them done. I said: "Lee, you have one week—one week for nuclear, and you have a…
…your plants already, and you've already had your approvals. So where is Lee Zeldin? Is he here? He is so great. This guy, he is…
…get so good a service—in so many ways, not only from Lee with the environment, but you need many other types of permits. And…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…a great job you're doing. Appreciate it. As well as EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Where's Lee? This guy—people don't know. He was a great…
…accepting things and getting things going and getting them rocking, rolling. And Lee is getting the permits for people so fast. You know, the biggest…
…that anymore. He's—he does it within weeks, and we really appreciate Lee. He's got an incredible staff, and we appreciate the job he's done…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…of you guys—the most important man on the dais today is Lee Zeldin. It's called Environmental Protection, because he's going to be the one…
…No, no, I'm really serious. I'm going to let you build." Right, Lee? "I'm going to let you build—with your plant, you're going to…
…but I would actually be angry at them if they showed up, Lee, right? I'd be much more—if they're here, I would not be…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…that's incredible. Doug would tell you that. Everybody will tell you that. Lee Zeldin. He's the head of the EPA, the Environmental Protection Agency. Lee's…
…didn't win, actually. I wouldn't have you right now. And I said, "Lee, a nuclear power plant—we give you 1 week to get me…
…very much, Jeff, for being here. And I have to say that Lee Greenwood has been unbelievable. That song—where is Lee? Is he around…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…points. So, that was pretty good. So much for not winnable. Mike Lee is here. Mike—hi, Mike. Thank you, Mike. Tim Sheehy, another tremendous…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…Wright, you're going to get the numbers down. Thank you very much. Lee Zeldin, one of the most important men in this room. He's the…
…to take 20 years, then they wouldn't approve it. Now I say: "Lee, nuclear, I'll give you 2 weeks for an approval. A coal- fired…
…electricity right now—it's already started—because of that guy right there, Lee Zeldin. By far, the most important man in the room, Mr. Speaker…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee. We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It's no…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…in the world, and we don't use it. We freed it up—Lee Zeldin has done an incredible job in that regard—from environmental restrictions…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…wars. You go out—we win world wars from Fort Robert E. Lee from Fort Bragg, from all the different forts. And what do we…
May 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Where is Carlos? Come on up, Carlos. Good guy. Mike Haridopolos—Laurel Lee—Laurel—Laurel Lee. Look at this. Hi, Greg. They don't have your…
May 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…Barron was right. Thank you for being here, Theo. Appreciate it. Also, Lee Greenwood, right from the beginning, that song went on. And, you know…
…but it was—it's been an amazing period of time. And when Lee Greenwood did that song, it went—from the first day, I came…
…have to be kidding." But from the very beginning—and we played Lee's song, and it was the walk-on. And then for the last…
Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…you can build it outside of the plant." And I went to Lee Zeldin right here, and I said: "Lee, we've got to get fast…
…will be something that nobody's done before. And we're going to ask Lee to get those approved very quickly. And he'll get it approved before…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…and the energy that they need. And it will be approved by Lee Zeldin, a total professional, and it will be approved very quickly, and…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…maybe he's even more comparable, I hate tell you—a guy named Lee Zeldin, who is a friend of mine for a long time, who…
…Why is he wasting his time? That's Democrat territory." And I like Lee and knew Lee, and he ended up winning the seat in a…
…great job. And I said, "If we have a nuclear power plant, Lee, can you get it approved in less than a month?" Huh? He…
Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…going to have—we're going to end up with almost 40 percent. Lee Zeldin is working to get their approvals. And it's an amazing company…
…I watched a gentleman today on television. He used to work with Lee Iacocca, a very respected automobile person. And he said, "You know, I…
…finally"—he was an older guy, real pro, really top guy with Lee Iacocca. He said, "I never thought I'd see the day when this…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Good job. Erin Houchin. Thank you, Erin. Thank you very much. Laurel Lee. Laurel, thank you. Good. Good job. Julia Letlow. Good. Nice seeing you…
Mar 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Joe Wilson. Joe, thank you. Thanks. Thank you, Joe. And EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, who has got a big job. Thank you, Lee. He's got…
Mar 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…very much, Mike. Jeff Landry. Jeff. Thank you very much, Jeff. Bill Lee, thank you. Governors. All Governors. Brad Little. Brad, thank you very much…
Mar 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Veterans Affairs Doug Collins. Doug. Thank you, Doug. You're Irish. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's one of the most important—he's going to get those…
…power plant will take less than 2 weeks to get approved. Right, Lee? Huh? It used to take 15 years. We're going to do it…
Feb 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…freeing up—and I've asked Howard Lutnick to get that done, with Lee and everybody—Lee Zeldin, environmental. We're freeing up our forests. We're going…
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…with your plant a generating facility. And we're going to get you Lee Zeldin, head of the environment—head of Environmental—the Environmental group—various…
Feb 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…to sign this bill. We're going to also work on CAFE standards. Lee, you're going to be doing that and make that whole situation—bring…
…to be incredible. And he loves it. He loves the country. And Lee was a great lawyer, a great Congressman, very successful person, both as…
Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…we have Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia. Thank you, Glenn. Good job. Bill Lee of Tennessee. Bill, thank you. Jeff Landry, Louisiana. Thank you, Jeff. Kim…
…Byron is doing good. Where is he? You're doing good, Byron. Laurel Lee. Thank you, Laurel. Thank you. Great job. Anna Paulina Luna. Thank you…
Jan 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…progress, and we're not going to let that happen. And we have Lee Zeldin. I don't know if Lee is here today, but Lee Zeldin…
…fantastic. He's going to head up the whole environmental. And I said, "Lee, if we have a—we put in for a power plant, and…
…better—but 12 days, 14 days. See what you can do." And Lee is great. Lee knows what's good, and he knows what's bad. And…