• @MojoMcJojo
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      318 months ago

      Hey would you look at that…“It was defunded at the end of 1995, following the 1994 mid-term elections which led to Republican control of the Senate and the House. House Republican legislators characterized the OTA as wasteful and hostile to GOP interests.”

      • @AngryCommieKender
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        8 months ago

        IIRC that was spearheaded by Newt Gingrich, the OG way too fucking old congressman

        • Ben Hur Horse Race
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          48 months ago

          he was a lot more than just too old. evil genius, really. piece of shit but he spearheded so much of what seems normal now