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Syndication advocates pressed Congress to defund the IRS crackdown.
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Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
Discussions over changing the funding structure fell by the wayside after Tea Party candidates swept into Congress in 2010 and began efforts to defund the clinics.
—Katie Benner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Another effort to defund the endowment led by then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the 1990s also failed, as well as an attempt made by Donald Trump during his first term as President.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump may soon defund Maryland schools that teach gender identity or assist in social transitions of students who identify as transgender.
—Patrick Hauf, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
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Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
Discussions over changing the funding structure fell by the wayside after Tea Party candidates swept into Congress in 2010 and began efforts to defund the clinics.
—Katie Benner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Another effort to defund the endowment led by then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the 1990s also failed, as well as an attempt made by Donald Trump during his first term as President.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump may soon defund Maryland schools that teach gender identity or assist in social transitions of students who identify as transgender.
—Patrick Hauf, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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