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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has asked a federal district court “to stop President Joe Biden from running roughshod over Hoosiers’ rights via unlawful executive actions,” according to Rokita.
This time, the case in point is a Biden order that – in defiance of congressional authority – raises the minimum wage to $15 for federal contractors.
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“As of today, the United States remains a free country,” Rokita said. “The president might be convinced that he knows best the rules that everyone else should follow, but despite his wishes, he still lacks the powers of a dictator. That means he is still required by the Constitution to respect Congress, the states and the rule of law – and I intend to hold him to those obligations.”
President Biden’s executive order applies to over 500,000 businesses that employ one-fifth of the U.S. labor force. It followed the March 2021 rejection by the U.S. Senate of Biden’s proposal to implement a national minimum wage of $15 as part of a coronavirus relief package.
Click here to read the five-state lawsuit.