President Donald Trump’s EPA head is slamming U.S. Sen. Ed Markey for asking for more federal funding to replace lead pipes in Massachusetts, arguing that the state has yet to spend any of the over $155 million it has already received.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is scorching the Massachusetts Democrat after Markey and the rest of the Bay State delegation requested the agency release funding for Fiscal Year 2025, claiming the feds are dragging their feet on the state’s $99.1 million allotment.

“More confirmation Massachusetts doesn’t send their brightest to the U.S. Senate,” Zeldin said in a social media post last week, in response to the delegation’s request. “Anyone want to guess how much Massachusetts has spent of the $155+ MILLION in lead pipe replacement funding that it has receive

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