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On Wednesday the President intends to sign an order for the Interior Department and Secretary Zinke to review all national monument designations made by the past 3 presidents over the past 21 years, which could "upend protections that previous presidents have put in place in Utah and elsewhere across the country."
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This is the latest in the Budget Cuts Series which is an examination of White House proposed budget cuts to learn what's hidden beneath the surface. We will later update based on Congressional budget proposals and actions. This post examines the proposed 21% cut to the Labor Department, the key agency that protects U.S. workers from being killed on the job, protects their pay and benefits, helps them get retrained after job loss and provides unemployment benefits.
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Continuing to demonstrate a mind-numbing lack of understanding about the mission of and services provided by Planned Parenthood, Trump signed a bill into law in private on April 13th that allows states to withhold federal money from organizations that provide abortion services, including Planned Parenthood.
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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 a recent action of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who will be a repeat participant in the BE SMART ABOUT series.
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It can be a struggle in daily conversations to explain the real life impact this election has every day on the decisions being made to govern our society. This election has put numerous individuals in positions of real, tangible power who are spending every hour of every day implementing policies in an efficient, destructive manner. They are doing the exact things their prior words, actions, and lobbyist bosses should have made obvious.