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For over two years, Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series has exposed Trump's proposed budget cuts, finding savage proposals hidden beneath the surface. The Trump White House proposed their third budget in mid-March 2019 and we're wrapping up our Series by posting exclusively about it this week.
In today's Budget Cut Series we're talking about Social Security. These sorts of cuts make us wonder why ANYONE votes for Republicans.
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For over two years, Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series has exposed Trump's proposed budget cuts, finding savage proposals hidden beneath the surface. The Trump White House proposed their third budget in mid-March 2019 and we're finally catching up now in May.
In today's Budget Cut Series, Trump, Mulvaney, and their criminal enterprise propose $220 billion in cuts to SNAP – food stamps for families to put food on the table. Food so children don’t have to go to bed hungry.
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For over two years, Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series has exposed Trump's proposed budget cuts, finding savage proposals hidden beneath the surface. The Trump White House proposed their third budget in mid-March 2019 and we're wrapping up our Series by posting exclusively about it this week.
In today's Budget Cut Series we're talking about Trump again attempting to gut the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative before changing his mind when someone told him he's an idiot.
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L. Francis Cissna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told staff in an email March 12, 2019 that the agency hopes to close all of its overseas offices.
The Trump administration is preparing to shutter all international offices of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a move that could slow the processing of family visa applications, foreign adoptions and citizenship petitions from members of the military stationed abroad.... the agency would move to close its international field offices in coming months....
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For over two years, Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series has exposed Trump's proposed budget cuts, finding savage proposals hidden beneath the surface. The Trump White House proposed their third budget in mid-March 2019 but it's been insanely hectic since then so our Series has a lot to catch up on during April and May 2019.
In today's Budget Cut Series, Trump's budget would eliminate the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. You've probably never heard of TANF. Neither had we.