Voters oppose Lee Zeldin’s nomination to lead the EPA after learning about his record on the environment. Voters oppose Lee Zeldin’s nomination as EPA Administrator by a 15-point margin (36% support / 51% oppose) after reading a brief statement about his environmental record. Less than three in ten voters (27%) are familiar with Zeldin, and those who have heard of him are split evenly in their attitudes about him (14% favorable / 14% unfavorable). The majority of voters (54%) say that they disapprove of recess appointments and want Trump’s cabinet nominees to be confirmed by the Senate, whereas 38% say that Trump should be able to appoint his cabinet without Senate confirmation. Voters are predictably divided by partisanship over this issue, with the majority of Republicans (68%) approving of recess appointments for Trump’s cabinet while majorities of Democrats (80%) and independents (60%) disapprove.