The Maine Republican said her state's trans athlete policy is so “extreme” that it will cost millions of states.
Rep. Laurel Libby, a Republican in Maine, exploded Democratic Gov. Janet Mills for refusing to follow President Donald Trump's Title IX rules.
Maine's Principal Association argues that state rules will take precedence over new rules written by the Donald Trump administration, with state schools competing in trans athletes in sports for girls and women Fox News reports that it will continue to allow this.
School organisations say they have the “only authority” to determine the state's transgender policy. The MRA adds that “medical records and official documents necessary to establish a student's gender identity should not be required.”
But Rep. Libby says the state's policies are too extreme.
“That's the policy Governor Mills is defending President Trump,” Libby told Fox News. “It's very extreme. It's an outlier among other states that have similar policies. And that's an extreme position that Mainers doesn't support.”
Libby added: “Not only does she support this extreme policy, but her stance could cost Maine schools $250 million, which would provide education to Maine children. The money needed to do. It's 2 to 2 as to how this hits our state. And she seems to be digging quite deep, and President Trump will have to go all the way through the courts.”
Libby said the policy was “incredibly broad.”
On her part, Governor Mills argues that she is standing up for the “rule of law” and that the president has no authority to withhold federal funds from the state.
Mills said Trump “targeted a specific group on a particular issue that Maine law is addressing.” But you have to ask yourself: who will he target next and what, and what will he do? Is that you? Is it because of your race or your religion? Is it because you look different or think differently? Where will it end? In America, a president is neither a king nor a dictator. This is about as much as trying to act like this.
Trump has already warned Mills that he must comply with federal regulations and risk losing federal funds in his state.
During a White House Governor's Working Session last Friday, Trump discussed his trans-athlete policy and engaged in a brief interaction with Mills.
Mills chirped saying she follows state and federal law, but Trump reminded him that he is federal law.
“Well, we're federal law,” Trump told her. “Well, you'd better do that. If you don't, you'd never get any federal funds, so you'd better do that.”
“And by the way, despite your population being a bit liberal, I did very well there, but your population doesn't want men to play in female sports. ” added Trump.
Mills said she would see Trump in court and he declared that he was looking forward to it.
“It's really easy and you don't think you're in elected politics, so you should enjoy your life after the governor,” the president said.
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