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Biden and his Commies get another kick in the teeth.
Federal judge rules in favor of states fighting federal ‘tax mandate’
“The Biden administration was trying to punish fiscally responsible states,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says after legal victory.
By Mary Stroka
Updated: November 16, 2021 - 11:05pm
he U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled in favor of 13 states that challenged an American Rescue Plan Act provision prohibiting states from using the federal funding to enact tax cuts.
“The Biden Administration was trying to punish fiscally responsible states like Iowa, which has a record budget surplus, and that’s why we took legal action,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a news release Tuesday about the victory. “With this ruling, Biden’s Administration can’t keep us from cutting taxes and I look forward to doing just that.”
Iowa was joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia in the lawsuit.
The court ruled that Congress overstepped its authority under the Spending Clause of Article I , Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution by stating that states could not use the federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to reduce taxes. The plaintiff states called that part of ARPA a “Tax Mandate.”
While Congress can place conditions on states’ receipt of federal funding, there are limits on the conditions, including that Congress must make those conditions “unambiguously” so the state “can make an informed choice,” the ruling said, citing the 1981 case of Pennhurst State Sch.& Hosp. v. Halderman.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/federal-judge-rules-favor-states-fighting-arpa-tax-mandate
Federal judge rules in favor of states fighting federal ‘tax mandate’
“The Biden administration was trying to punish fiscally responsible states,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says after legal victory.
By Mary Stroka
Updated: November 16, 2021 - 11:05pm
he U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled in favor of 13 states that challenged an American Rescue Plan Act provision prohibiting states from using the federal funding to enact tax cuts.
“The Biden Administration was trying to punish fiscally responsible states like Iowa, which has a record budget surplus, and that’s why we took legal action,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a news release Tuesday about the victory. “With this ruling, Biden’s Administration can’t keep us from cutting taxes and I look forward to doing just that.”
Iowa was joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia in the lawsuit.
The court ruled that Congress overstepped its authority under the Spending Clause of Article I , Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution by stating that states could not use the federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to reduce taxes. The plaintiff states called that part of ARPA a “Tax Mandate.”
While Congress can place conditions on states’ receipt of federal funding, there are limits on the conditions, including that Congress must make those conditions “unambiguously” so the state “can make an informed choice,” the ruling said, citing the 1981 case of Pennhurst State Sch.& Hosp. v. Halderman.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/federal-judge-rules-favor-states-fighting-arpa-tax-mandate
