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While Trump has achieved few legislative victories, his administration is succeeding in broadly decimating federal regulation. After 16 years of efforts, our government’s portable-generator rule to prevent deaths was nearly finalized — and now a Trump-appointee will ensure that never happens.
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BE SMART ABOUT is our unfortunate series highlighting examples of those in power who you need to stay informed about so you can share this knowledge and together we can Be Smart and Actively Dissent.
Today we discuss Steve Gardner, Trump’s choice to head a federal coal mine regulator. Like most of his nominees, Gardner is a vocal critic of the very agency he’s being asked to lead!
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We are overwhelmed during the past week with the tax scam bill, Alabama Senate election, CHIP defunding, and Trump's Muslim Ban being upheld temporarily.
Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress begin work last week to gut and rewrite of the laws that govern our nation's higher education system. It is now known as "Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity Through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act."
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The multiple Republican tax plans are difficult to keep up with as they move towards a combined House and Senate bill that both aim to vote on before Christmas. The Democrats will have no say in the matter. The underlying theme is to cut taxes as much as possible for the wealthiest.
Today, Smart Dissent describes a disgusting, hidden part of the original GOP Tax Scam. The Resistance spoke up about this and as of now, the proposed final bill between the House and Senate has reversed course and kept the medical expense deductions in place.
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ACTION: Sign this ACLU petition
Ajit Pai, the FCC Chairman who is owned by the telecom and cable industry, followed through on their orders Thursday.