AG ​Bonta challenged the Trump Administration’s threatened cuts to $900 million in transportation funding and withholding of over $1.3 billion in disaster relief funding to four Democratic-led states.  Along with the attorneys general of Illinois, Colorado, and Minnesota, AG Bonta seeks to amend an existing lawsuit filed last month that challenges the Trump Administration’s illegal plans to cut more than $600 million in health grants to also cover this new targeted funding, which includes long-delayed disaster aid, funding for freight and highway projects, and funding to expand access to electric vehicle charging along major transportation corridors and in underserved communities.

“The Trump Administration continues to punish those states it does not like. But California will not be bullied into participating in the President’s mass deportation campaign. We’re talking about funds that help communities up and down the state, in rural and urban areas, recover from disasters and support new transportation infrastructure. These funds are not a bargaining chip. The President must back away from this latest misguided attack, or he can expect to face yet more losses in court.” – AG Bonta