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The legislation also includes provisions to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal taxes on gun silencers.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
His administration is also proposing to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting entirely, threatening the funding of smaller outlets like WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama, and KGOU in Norman, Oklahoma.
—Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
While the band’s members did not directly reference the Trump administration’s efforts to defund the organizations, RFE/RL president and CEO Stephen Capus was more direct in his praise for the song and the group’s efforts to help shine a light on the services’ vital work.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The dismissals followed other attacks on climate science and efforts to defund climate research, Jones told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
His administration is also proposing to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting entirely, threatening the funding of smaller outlets like WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama, and KGOU in Norman, Oklahoma.
—Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
While the band’s members did not directly reference the Trump administration’s efforts to defund the organizations, RFE/RL president and CEO Stephen Capus was more direct in his praise for the song and the group’s efforts to help shine a light on the services’ vital work.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
The dismissals followed other attacks on climate science and efforts to defund climate research, Jones told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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