Thank you President Biden (standing up to Ducey)

[chocolatpi]

https://news.yahoo.com/arizona-cant-covid-money-anti-170556743.html

COLLIN BINKLEY
Associated Press
October 5, 2021, 10:05 AM

Arizona can't use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say

The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates.

In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are “not a permissible use” of the federal funding. It’s the latest attempt by the Biden administration to push back against Republican governors who have opposed mask mandates and otherwise sought to use federal pandemic funding to advance their own agendas.

Ducey, a Republican, created the grant programs in August to put pressure on school districts that have defied the state’s ban on mask mandates.

He launched a $163 million grant program using federal funding he controls, but he made it available only to schools without mask mandates. He also established a $10 million program that offers vouchers to families at public schools that require masks or that tell students to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure.

[PortTack]

1. Kudos to President Biden!

[Irish_Dem]

2. Does Biden have any way of forcing this issue?

[lamp_shade]

5. That's my question too.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Right, otherwise Ducey will just ignore the letter.

And spend the money any way he wants.

[littlemissmartypants]

26. Mine too. ❤

[jaxexpat]

13. Perhaps, in their infinite wisdom, the founding fathers bestowed upon.....

the treasury department some control over allocations. Maybe, like, not sending money to cover unqualified debts against federal funding.

"Boss Duncey, the checks all bounced. Whadarwegonnado?" "Not a problem, minion. Call TFG at once, he'll forward us a personal IOU!"

[lagomorph777]

19. I assume the money can be shut off if misdirected.

Should be reserved ONLY for schools with mask mandates.

[Irish_Dem]

20. That is what I am hoping.

[azureblue]

23. yes

Claw back. This crap has happened before, when governors think the federal money is theirs to spend like they want to. The fed simply say," If you misuse the money, the amount will be deducted from federal money your state receives." Or, if the money is still in an account, withdraw the entire amount from the state's account.

[Irish_Dem]

25. Excellent, thank you for the information.

Good news.

[lamp_shade]

27. Thank you.

[malaise]

4. Off to the greatest page

RFN!

[LakeArenal]

7. I hope it off the the MSM.

[leftieNanner]

8. Did Treasury say anything to Kay Ivey about her prisons?

That's what she was going to use her pandemic funding for.

[ampm]

11. Getting away with our money

Why do they think that our tax dollars are there to do whatever they want? If that is what they do then Mitch should have no problem letting us have what we want and need it's our tax dollars after all.

[azureblue]

24. Red sates living off of

Blues state money. What happened to fiscal responsibility? Red states. pay your own way and quit mooching off of other states who know how to have a thriving economy.

[KPN]

9. Question: how does the federal government

enforce rulings like this regarding State misuse of federal funds?

[AZLD4Candidate]

10. Governor Double Fudge Ripple has been a complete embarassment

Thank you East Valley nihilists and Hinterland narcissists for him.

[Scalded Nun]

12. Withhold equal amounts of federal funding.

Even better, is there a way of charging him with misappropriation of federal funds. If there is, then go after the bastard.

[DownriverDem]

14. Abhor repubs

I fear we are in for a big loss. White repubs suck. (I'm white)

[Hulk]

17. scott of SC is no gem...

I understand what you are saying, but gQp's of all colors are evil.

[DownriverDem]

18. Except

The majority of repubs are white. That's all we see pretty much.

[ybbor]

15. What a vindictive, evil POS Ducey is

That is all

[Hulk]

16. What the hell is wrong with these idiots.

Unbelievable that citizens in a state can support such a stooge. These assholes will do ANYTHING to defy this administration and clear science. Just blows my mind. The hate and ignorance is so strong.

[Rebl2]

21. Should take

the money back if he doesn’t follow the rules

[Hotler]

22. I hope he sends a letter to Alabama, they're using covid money for more prisons. nt