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In Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series, we are examining the White House proposed budget cuts to learn what's hidden beneath the surface and later update based on Congressional budget proposals and actions. This post focuses on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) - the group that recently educated our citizens and elected representatives about how incredibly harmful the proposed Republican (non) healthcare legislation would be. The CBO is the target of House Republicans -- we must Be Smart about it and Actively Dissent.
Why does the CBO matter? What do they do?
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A program called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) provides a fast track to citizenship for non-citizens who join the U.S. military. While not well-known, the program has been in place since 2009.
The recruitment program began in 2009 to attract immigrants with medical or language skills, such as surgeons or Arabic speakers. It allows visa holders, asylees and refugees to bypass the green card process to become U.S. citizens.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the target of Republican leaders and their base since its passage. With full control Congress and the White House, they now hold the power to make changes. They are certain of their desire to remove the funding mechanism for ACA -- a tax on the wealthiest citizens -- everything else be damed including millions of citizens who will not be able to obtain or afford coverage.
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Since the current Administation nominated Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, the question has not been 'if' but 'when' he would take action to enforce Federal laws contradicted by legalized recreational marijuana use laws in seven states and Washington DC. Smart Dissent reported on this back in February 2017.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the target of Republican leaders and their base since its passage. With full control Congress and the White House, they now hold the power to make changes. They are certain of their desire to remove the funding mechanism for ACA -- a tax on the wealthiest citizens -- everything else be damed including millions of citizens who will not be able to obtain or afford coverage.