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President Joe Biden said GOP lawmakers have already attacked access to contraception by proposing to defund the Title X Family Planning Program, the only program that is only dedicated to family planning.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
But that program has come under fire from Republicans in Congress, who last year tried to defund it even though it was launched by the Trump administration.
—Sam Whitehead, NPR, 15 June 2024
After that will likely come attempts to defund the Justice Department to shut down Jack Smith’s prosecutions of Trump.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
The presumptive Republican nominee has issued vague but repeated threats to defund public schools that require vaccination for school entry.
—Julie Sweetland, STAT, 14 June 2024
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
But that program has come under fire from Republicans in Congress, who last year tried to defund it even though it was launched by the Trump administration.
—Sam Whitehead, NPR, 15 June 2024
After that will likely come attempts to defund the Justice Department to shut down Jack Smith’s prosecutions of Trump.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
The presumptive Republican nominee has issued vague but repeated threats to defund public schools that require vaccination for school entry.
—Julie Sweetland, STAT, 14 June 2024
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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