"Any attempt by the President to cut federal funding in Maine unless transgender athletes are restricted from playing sports would be illegal and in direct violation of federal court orders," Mr. Frey said. "Fortunately, though, the rule of law still applies in this country, and I will do everything in my power to defend Maine's laws and block efforts by the President to bully and threaten us."
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Frey said Wednesday that they have introduced legislation to grant subpoena authority to the commission as it investigates, a power that commissioners have said they will need.
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