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Some standouts include a nearly 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., for gun control legislation in 2016, and a more than 21-hour effort by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to defund the Affordable Care Act in 2013.—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025 Trump made a number of other unsuccessful attempts to defund the IMLS during his first term.—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025 The justices noted that if patients don’t have the power to sue over their preferred provider, states could act as gatekeepers and defund providers for any arbitrary reason.—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025 Could the Supreme Court defund Planned Parenthood?—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for defund
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