Live updates: Trump's picks for Treasury secretary, EPA director appear for confirmation hearings
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Thursday marks another busy day of hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees as his inauguration approaches.

The day will feature Lee Zeldin, the nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Eric Turner, Trump’s pick to for Housing and Urban Development secretary; Doug Burgum, his pick for Interior secretary; and Scott Bessent, Trump’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department.

The week has already been a busy one, with a slate of nominees appearing before various committees, including Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and John Ratcliffe, who was tapped to run the CIA.

Thursday’s hearings are set to begin at 10 a.m.

Follow along with live updates below.

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