Among those decrying the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corp. is a Republican stalwart who takes issue with conservative arguments for targeting federally-funded legal services. Frank Strickland has fought for funding for LSC before, and he sounds ready to do it again.

On Thursday, the Trump administration revealed a budget proposal eliminating the LSC, the key funding source for state and local groups that provide lawyers for indigent people in domestic violence situations, evictions, consumer problems and other matters.

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