EPA administrator likens Biden energy 'scheme' connected to Stacey Abrams to 'throwing gold bars off the Titan

"This group in 2023 only received $100. This isn't even like it's a longtime group that has some reputation of handling large budgets. They received $2 billion in 2024," Zeldin told "Sunday Morning Futures" host Maria Bartiromo. 

"On page one of the grant agreement, it tells them that they have 21 days to distribute all $2 billion. On page seven of the grant agreement, it gives them 90 days to complete a training called 'How to Develop a Budget.' I would say that any entity that needs training on how to develop a budget shouldn't be actually distributing money before they take that training, and they certainly shouldn't be receiving $2 billion to be distributed that rapidly," he continued.

The EPA recently revealed that the Biden administration allowed just eight entities to distribute $20 billion of taxpayer dollars "at their discretion." 

A $2 billion grant to Power Forward Communities, a climate-focused nonprofit with ties to former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, was included in the funds.

Zeldin said of uncovering the funds that "self-dealing [and] a lot of conflicts of interest" overshadowed the willingness to spend government funds wisely, maintain accountability and have oversight. 

"They were throwing gold bars off the Titanic. We found the gold bars. We want them back," he said.

Fox News' Aubrie Spady contributed to this report.