What the new year will bring
Sociologists are worried about the Republican takeover of the House. They damn well ought to be.
The new majority in the House believes that the election provided a mandate to change the course of policy from extending the Bush-era tax cuts, repealing health care reform, and cutting federal spending. Another concern is the capacity of the new majority to attack science it doesn’t like from climate change to social and behavioral research.
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Can someone please explain why it will "take months" for the Pentagon to