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Both houses of Congress passed a budget reconciliation measure with a provision to defund Planned Parenthood that year, but President Barack Obama vetoed it.
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Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
According to Serenity, Humanities Tennessee won’t exist in a few months, if the federal government doesn’t reverse its ridiculous, inexcusable decision to defund the NEH.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
All of these cities have something in common: Local lawmakers voted to increase police budgets in 2024, despite pressure from activists who wanted to defund the police.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Some Hoosier public radio and television stations could be forced to shutter if President Donald Trump's administration is successful in its most recent attempt to defund NPR and PBS.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 25 June 2025
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Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
According to Serenity, Humanities Tennessee won’t exist in a few months, if the federal government doesn’t reverse its ridiculous, inexcusable decision to defund the NEH.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
All of these cities have something in common: Local lawmakers voted to increase police budgets in 2024, despite pressure from activists who wanted to defund the police.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Some Hoosier public radio and television stations could be forced to shutter if President Donald Trump's administration is successful in its most recent attempt to defund NPR and PBS.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 25 June 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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