But there is no energy emergency—the U.S. is the world’s top oil & gas producer. This is a power grab to roll back protections.

If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.

The announcement came just a day after Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Republican from Georgia, introduced legislation proposing to withhold millions in federal funds from the city unless the mural was removed and the plaza renamed.