Comment by edge17
Section 9902 of the act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to "covered entities"
One can argue how to interpret "financial assistance" broadly, which is exactly what the administration has done.
Section 9902 of the act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to "covered entities"
One can argue how to interpret "financial assistance" broadly, which is exactly what the administration has done.
The takeaway is the next Democrat president should just declare a public transit emergency and start building while the courts squabble. Same for housing reform. Same for climate change and shutting down coal power plants—once you shut it down and take out the turbines, it doesn’t matter what the courts say.
> One can argue how to interpret "financial assistance" broadly
The money was already granted. Trump threatened the CEO personally and then they came to this agreement ex post facto.