If I recall correctly, didn’t Bill Clinton withhold Highway funds to States that didn’t accept some Federal requirement? Was it seat belt laws or something like that?
Which time?
That despicable club was wielded several times, 55 MPH was one (RIP Nevada “Basic Speed Law” freedom), seat-belts another as I recall.
More recently I think it was swung to enforce minimum legal drinking age, age of consent?
It’s a “Go-To” club for enforceing Fed. demands of states to adhere to their desired policies.
In fact, maybe Trump should just swing that bat against the sanctuary states/cities?
It’s certainly been used often enough to be an “Established” process.