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In this continuing 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.
The National Institutes of Health funds thousands of researchers working on cancer and other diseases. It has always received bi-partisan support and yet this White House proposed an 18% cut totaling $5.8 billion.
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Congress continues to use the Congressional Review Act to end regulations which were put into place under President Obama to benefit citizens and govern corporate behavior, as corporations inherently act for their own financial benefit in spite of any short or long term harm to society.
Promising to "remove every job-killing regulation we can find," Trump said even more regulation-cutting bills were on the way.
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If you've ever browsed the internet, you've inevitably viewed things you wouldn't want to admit. Maybe you inadvertently clicked the wrong link and ended up at a website you never meant to view, or clicked on your trusted friend's link in an e-mail that turned out to be very NSFW (it's so commonplace, there's even an acronym for it, Not Safe For Work).
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As discussed one week ago on Smart Dissent, on Tuesday an Executive Order was signed which spits in the face of every human or other living organism in the world including billions of future ones.
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The administration sent instructions last week to American embassies to increase scrutiny of visa applicants seeking to travel to the U.S. This "exteme vetting" was a promise of Trump's on the campaign trail in connection with his desire to restrict Muslims from entering the country.
As a candidate, Mr. Trump vowed to ban all incoming Muslims until leaders could “figure out what the hell is going on.” Later, he backed away from a total ban on Muslims but promised “extreme vetting” of those trying to come to the United States.