The constitution allows the Congress to have the power of the purse. Trump just says 'no, I don't want it to go there.'
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U.S. State Attorneys General
Quotes from current and former U.S. state attorneys general.
Current attorneys general
IABrenna BirdIowa36 Quotes
CARob BontaCalifornia159 Quotes
MDAnthony G. BrownMaryland87 Quotes
WANick BrownWashington38 Quotes
MAAndrea Joy CampbellMassachusetts173 Quotes
GAChris CarrGeorgia6 Quotes
VTCharity ClarkVermont15 Quotes
OKGentner DrummondOklahoma37 Quotes
MNKeith EllisonMinnesota298 Quotes
MSLynn FitchMississippi7 Quotes
NVAaron D. FordNevada48 Quotes
ARTim GriffinArkansas68 Quotes
MOCatherine HanawayMissouri19 Quotes
NEMike HilgersNebraska35 Quotes
SDMarty JackleySouth Dakota17 Quotes
NC-DJeff JacksonNorth Carolina50 Quotes
NYLetitia JamesNew York257 Quotes
DEKathy JenningsDelaware2 Quotes
VAJay JonesVirginia45 Quotes
WIJosh KaulWisconsin32 Quotes
KSKris KobachKansas53 Quotes
ID-RRaúl LabradorIdaho37 Quotes
ALSteve MarshallAlabama27 Quotes
AZKris MayesArizona62 Quotes
LALiz MurrillLouisiana40 Quotes
MIDana NesselMichigan115 Quotes
TXKen PaxtonTexas140 Quotes
ILKwame RaoulIllinois11 Quotes
ORDan RayfieldOregon30 Quotes
INTodd RokitaIndiana219 Quotes
DCBrian SchwalbDistrict of Columbia7 Quotes
CTWilliam TongConnecticut46 Quotes
FLJames UthmeierFlorida118 Quotes
COPhil WeiserColorado64 Quotes
SCAlan WilsonSouth Carolina61 Quotes
NDDrew WrigleyNorth Dakota4 Quotes
OHDave YostOhio5 Quotes
Former attorneys general
It is wrong morally to persecute a minority group like the transgender community.
I see us winning. I think that the 10th amendment of the Constitution says that Minnesota gets to write Minnesota laws.
They are not the identical situation, but it is hard to have consistency if you are saying abortion should be a state issue and transgender health care should not be a state issue.
For most of my adult life, I grew up understanding that one of the cores of the conservative platform was empowering states’ rights and (encouraging) state laboratories of democracy and the like.
Florida has zero tolerance for human trafficking and violence against women.
Florida has zero tolerance for human trafficking and violence against women.
Title IX does not authorize the President to issue directives with the force of law
So this is the time to do your patriotic duty and say no. Lift up your voice, join in this struggle.
What they all amount to when you add them all up, is Trump trying to rule this country via executive order.
Withholding services from transgender individuals based on their gender identity or their diagnosis of gender dysphoria, while offering such services to cisgender individuals, is discrimination.
I have long maintained that I do not believe Mr. Glossip is innocent, but it is now an undeniable fact that he did not receive a fair trial.
Our justice system is greatly diminished when an individual is convicted without a fair trial, but today we can celebrate that a great injustice has been swept away.
Fentanyl and methamphetamine are devastating our communities, and we will not tolerate the trafficking of these deadly substances in Arizona.
I am pleased the high court has validated my grave concerns with how this prosecution was handled, and I am thankful we now have a fresh opportunity to see that justice is done.
Justice should have been delivered long ago for the heinous act of brutally beating then scalding to death a defenseless six year old boy.
It’s the difference between somebody who can give a speech and somebody who can do a job.
The governor of Ohio is not a consolation prize. … My concern is that what he seems to do best is to quit.
I am so proud of the team that put this lawsuit together. They worked long hours to draft it, took more than 100 statements from Washingtonians affected by the cruel executive order and gave a winning argument in court today.
A huge victory for Washington's youth, the trans community, parents and health care providers today when a federal judge granted our request to pause the president's illegal order blocking funding for gender-affirming care.
Like a bull in a china shop, Mr. Musk is wielding an enormous amount of illegitimized power over sensitive systems and important government programs that are vital to the American way of life.
DOGE's ransacking of federal agencies has sown tremendous chaos, instilled distrust among the American people, and has caused deep harm to our country.

