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VERIFY This election special: Immigration claims, economic policies & breaking down Project 2025

Project 2025

No, Project 2025 doesn’t recommend eliminating FEMA, but it does recommend making major changes

Project 2025 proposes to substantially reduce the agency’s budget and put more of the financial burden for disaster recovery on state and local governments.
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No, Project 2025 doesn’t recommend eliminating FEMA, but it does recommend making major changes

Project 2025 calls for reforms to FEMA, like privatizing the National Flood Insurance Program, cutting grant programs and shifting more costs on local jurisdictions.
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Is Trump behind Project 2025? What he’s said about the plan

Many VERIFY readers want to know about former President Donald Trump’s connections to Project 2025, with some asking if he’s endorsed the plan. Here’s what to know.
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What we can VERIFY about Trump’s connections to Project 2025

Former President Donald Trump has not publicly endorsed Project 2025 by name and has tried to distance himself from the plan. But he has multiple connections to it.
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No, Starbucks is not backing Project 2025 and The Heritage Foundation

The false claims stem from Starbucks providing coffee to first responders at the RNC through a partnership with a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.
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Project 2025’s proposals for Medicaid and Medicare: What we can VERIFY

Project 2025 proposes cuts to Medicaid that could lead to some beneficiaries losing coverage and changes to Medicare that encourage private health coverage.
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Project 2025’s proposals for Medicaid and Medicare: What we can VERIFY

Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation plan to transform the government during a conservative administration, proposes cuts to Medicaid and changes to Medicare.
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Yes, Project 2025 recommends dismantling NOAA

Project 2025 claims the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a main driver “of the climate change alarm industry” and should be “broken up.”
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Yes, Project 2025 recommends dismantling NOAA

Project 2025 recommends the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “be dismantled and many of its functions eliminated” or “privatized.”
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No, Project 2025 wouldn’t eliminate Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

Project 2025 wouldn’t get rid of IEPs, which are education plans for students with disabilities. Instead, it would allow IEP funds to be used outside public schools.
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Claims about Project 2025’s definition of family need context

Readers asked if the proposal says the only "valid family" is one where a father works and a mother stays at home. Here’s what Project 2025 says.