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ZELDIN: "I think it's important for our team to be showing up. I was just briefed yesterday that on Mondays and Fridays, the EPA headquarters was averaging about 5 to 8% capacity. I mean, think about how low that number is. We need people in the office collaborating, working together. We need to be productive and efficient. As far as ramping up efforts on the ground, right now in Los Angeles, EPA has just launched what is the largest wildfire cleanup in the history of the EPA. As of today, the last number that I got, we have over 1100 people in the field cleaning up hazardous materials. We‘re still finishing up in western North Carolina. But I think it‘s very important, Phil, that we have our team here in headquarters and in the regions showing up, working hard and making the American public proud."