Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sues Trump Administration

Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, sued the Trump administration on Thursday because of its broad freezing of federal financing and said in a lawsuit that the efforts have “at least 5.5 billion dollars who have signed Pennsylvania in national wryn.

In the lawsuit, the Shapiro government said that Trump violates the law on the administrative procedure and that “keeping a constitutional back of funds”. The law enables the judges to accuse the promotions of the Federal Authority, which are “arbitrary and moody” for various reasons and in complaints that concentrate with elements of Trump’s efforts to the rap -neuer -Neuer -Neu -NEU -NEU -NEU -NEU -NEU -Lesklage , were frequently mentioned.

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“Neither the President nor an Executive Branch Agency have the authority to leave, change or abolish changes or cancellation of a law. This applies to a legal means that indicates money, as it is another statute. The reluctance of reasonable, obliged funds by the defendant against these fundamental constitutional principles and is therefore unconstitutional. “

The lawsuit, which was submitted to the US district court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, is the most important step by the democratic governor to counter Trump during his second term. Shapiro is generally seen as a potential democratic presidential candidate of 2028. It was remarkable that Shapiro also sued the president, since such a lawsuit was usually submitted by a Attorney General. In Pennsylvania, this office is now in republican control.

The Shapiro administration sued the interior department, the traffic department, the Energy Ministry, the Environmental Protection Authority and the Office for Management and Household as well as the leaders of these agencies: Interior Minister Doug Burgum, Transport Minister Chris Wright and Omb Director Russ.

“The Federal Government Has Entered Into A Contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Promising to Provide Billions of Dollars in Congressionally-Approved Funding That We Have Committed to Serious Needs-Like Protecting Public Health, Cutting Energy Costs, Providing Safe, Clean Drinking Water, And creation of jobs in rural communities, ”said Shapiro in an explanation. “With this financing freezer, the Trump government solves this contract – and it is my job as a governor to protect Pennsylvania’s interests.”

Both in the lawsuit and in his explanation, Shapiro framework the move of his government on Thursday as the last resort that tried to restore the frozen financing to his state for two weeks.

“While several federal judges of the Trump administration have ordered this financing to be released, access was not restored, so that my administration had no other choice to pursue legal steps to protect the interests of the Commonwealth and its residents,” he said .

A person trusted with the lawsuit announced NBC News that the legal dispute was the legal dispute that Shapiro was ready to “go here with the president with the president and to say:“ This is no way to lead the government. “

“This is not an action for a virtue (or) virtue signal,” said this person. “This is real. Things are not done. The most important priorities of the governor’s agenda are about to take the break. There are jobs at stake. There are important initiatives in public health and in the safety of people who are at stake. “

The White House did not immediately answer a request for comments. Trump and his administration triggered the freezing of the financial center to erase what they see as wasteful and abusive, even fraudulent expenses. But the judges said that Trump lacks the authority that paused funds one -sided.

Much of the Frozen Federal Funding Shapiro, which was highlighted in his lawsuit, came down to the law and the inflation reduction of former President Joe Biden, which was frozen as part of a Trump Executive Ordinance, which requested the financing appreciated by this legislation to take. The first break during the break, which Shapiro emphasized, was a grant of $ 3 billion over $ 15, which allowed the environmental protection department in Pennsylvania to repair abandoned mines in the state. The clean -up work for abandoned mines was a big promise in Shapiro’s Governor Campaign 2022.

“It was a campaign promise – it is a big deal,” said the person trusted with the lawsuit. “There are (approximately) 300,000 orphaned and abandoned fountains in the state of Pennsylvania. It is like the second or third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. It is a climate ministiative. It is a matter of security. It is a union job. It is mainly in western, rural Pennsylvania. These are ten million dollars in the work of the work that tries to continue because nobody has an idea of ​​what is going on. “

Two federal judges temporarily blocked the financing freeze of the Trump government. Shapiro’s lawsuit, however, states that the federal government continues to hold back its state.

“In particular, Commonwealth agencies cannot withdraw from federal accounts, which means that agencies are in debt and obligations in ongoing projects that cannot be reimbursed,” the lawsuit said. “While agencies have some reserves and discretionary dollars to cover small unexpected debts, the scope of federal freezing will far exceed these reserves.”