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In 2013, Ted Cruz talked for 21 hours and 19 minutes trying (and failing) to defund Obamacare.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Continue reading … HEATING UP – Red state moves to defund county after leader vows to ‘interfere and interrupt’ ICE deportations.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The case is being heard by the Supreme Court amid other efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, including freezing Title X family planning funds.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are trying to defund Sesame Street and dismantle PBS and NPR.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Continue reading … HEATING UP – Red state moves to defund county after leader vows to ‘interfere and interrupt’ ICE deportations.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The case is being heard by the Supreme Court amid other efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, including freezing Title X family planning funds.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are trying to defund Sesame Street and dismantle PBS and NPR.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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