CA Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget, a case that challenges the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) deactivation of the Public Apportionments Database. The Public Apportionments Database is an online resource maintained by OMB that details legally binding plans for how federal agencies spend funds appropriated by Congress. In the brief, submitted in U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the coalition argues that the Trump Administration’s refusal to make apportionment decisions public impairs States’ ability to quickly identify any unlawful funding decisions the Administration makes. “The Trump Administration is attempting to dodge their obligation to publicly disclose how it directs agencies to spend taxpayer money, limiting state’s view into how the Administration is handling critical funding. This information is important for citizens and states to ensure transparent governance — and especially essential given the billions of dollars the Trump Administration has already illegally cancelled or withheld. I urge the court to stay the course and insist the Trump Administration transparently report how its spending appropriated funds.” – AG Bonta