He Did Not Expect THIS!

Do you understand the conflict of interest that is before the American people right now, Mr. Secretary?Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, which is produced by Bayer.Glyphosate is also internationally recognized as likely carcinogenic.to humans.In fact, tens of thousands of lawsuits in the United States have been filed against Bayer for failing to warn them about the cancer risk of exposure.On February 18th of this year, President Trump released an executive order to increase the production of glyphosate in the United States, correct?

Yes.

And not only did that executive order call to increase the production of glyphosate, it also called for legal immunity for Bayer from the tens of thousands of Americans who are seeking justice in court.Administrator Zeldin, have you ever participated in a meeting with Bayer where you discussed the legal or litigation Issues that the company was facing.

No, I never did Okay, I have my meeting with them was very brief and that topic did not come up.

Mr. Chair.I'd like to submit EPA visitor logs from July 7th 2025 you're certain they didn't bring up anything regarding your work.

I'm telling you a hundred percent.

Absolutely Maybe there was some brainstorming that was done beforehand of potential time I would like to submit to the record some internal emails from the EPA that I have acquired emails from your senior advisor for Agricultural and Rural Affairs saying that you were meeting with the Bayer CEO last year.He said in these emails that they will be bringing up some legal slash judicial issues.It says that Bayer was specifically seeking and discussing Supreme Court action and that, interestingly, Bayer will provide a small thanks for updating the glyphosate webpage from the EPA.Do you have any idea what they might have been referring to in this slide?

As I mentioned a few minutes ago, it's possible that the team was doing brainstorming of potential topics.

internal emails from your agency saying that Beyer wanted to thank you and your agency for removing support for California's warning because their case before the Supreme Court right now hinges on you not warning the American people and withdrawing your support on glyphosate.Do you understand the conflict of interest that is before the American people right now, Mr. Secretary?