The Legal Services Corp. (LSC), a quasi-governmental agency that provides legal aid for the poor, would receive $329 million in fiscal 2004 under President Bush's proposal - the same amount requested in 2003 and approved for 2002 and 2001. If approved, the hold-the-line request for LSC means its budget would erode with inflation for another year, but it could be worse for the organization: Many conservatives fought for years to do away with the LSC altogether, saying legal services attorneys were spending too much time fighting for liberal causes or pursuing politically charged cases against the government instead of representing the needy. Opposition to the organization has cooled since 1996, when Congress approved restrictions (PL 104-134) on the sorts of cases federally funded legal aid attorneys can take. (1996 Almanac, p. 5-36) Republicans cut the organization's budget deeply in 1996, but its funding has recovered slowly. Last month, in the omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2003, the Senate added a onetime increase of $19 million, which, if approved in the final version, would bring the LSC budget to $348 million. The money would go to help states, such as Michigan and Ohio, that lost money when the organization redistributed its funding based on census counts made in 2000 of poor households. If the extra money survives a conference with the House and makes it to the president's desk, LSC supporters may try to include it in the organization's fiscal 2004 funding. The federal government began funding some programs to provide legal assistance to the poor in the late 1960s; the Legal Services Corporation was created in 1974 (PL 93-355). LSC gives nearly all its money to state and local agencies, which provide civil legal assistance to those whose income is less than 125 percent of the federal poverty level - $11,075 a year for an individual and $22,625 for a family of four. Funding for legal services goes to defend needy clients in domestic violence cases, custody cases and other such matters, according to LSC. Since 1996, lawyers who receive money from Legal Services have been prohibited from such activities as lobbying legislatures, filing class-action suits, participating in political demonstrations or strikes, pursuing abortion-related litigation, representing illegal aliens or prisoners, or defending public housing tenants evicted because they were charged with selling drugs 

Question: "What year did the Republicans cut the LSC's budget?"

Response: "355"

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Legal Services Corp. (LSC), ett kvasistatligt organ som tillhandahåller rättshjälp till fattiga, skulle få 329 miljoner dollar i skatt 2004 enligt president Bushs förslag - samma belopp som begärdes 2003 och godkändes för 2002 och 2001. Om det godkänns innebär begäran om LSC att dess budget skulle urholkas av inflationen i ytterligare ett år, men det kunde vara värre för organisationen: Många konservativa kämpade i åratal för att göra sig av med LSC helt och hållet, och sade att advokaterna ägnade för mycket tid åt att kämpa för liberala orsaker eller driva politiskt laddade mål mot regeringen istället för att företräda de behövande. Motståndet mot organisationen har svalnat sedan 1996, då kongressen godkände restriktioner (PL 104-134) för de typer av fall federalt finansierade rättshjälpsadvokater kan ta. (1996 Almanac, s. 5-36) Republikanerna minskade organisationens budget kraftigt 1996, men dess finansiering har återhämtat sig långsamt. Förra månaden, i omnibus utgifter proposition för fiskal 2003, Senaten lagt till en engångsökning på $ 19 miljoner, som, om det godkänns i den slutliga versionen, skulle föra LSC budgeten till $ 348 miljoner. Pengarna skulle gå till att hjälpa stater, som Michigan och Ohio, som förlorade pengar när organisationen omfördelade sin finansiering baserat på folkräkningar gjorda år 2000 av fattiga hushåll. Om de extra pengarna överlever en konferens med kammaren och tar sig till presidentens skrivbord kan LSC-anhängare försöka inkludera dem i organisationens budget 2004 finansiering. Den federala regeringen började finansiera vissa program för att ge juridisk hjälp till fattiga i slutet av 1960-talet; Juridiska tjänster Corporation skapades 1974 (PL 93-355). LSC ger nästan alla sina pengar till statliga och lokala myndigheter, som ger civil rättshjälp till dem vars inkomster är mindre än 125 procent av den federala fattigdomsnivån - $ 11 075 per år för en individ och $ 22,625 för en familj på fyra. Finansieringen av juridiska tjänster går till att försvara behövande klienter i mål om våld i hemmet, vårdnadsmål och andra sådana frågor, enligt LSC. Sedan 1996 har advokater som tar emot pengar från juridiska tjänster förbjudits från sådan verksamhet som lobbying lagstiftande församlingar, anmälan klass-action kostymer, deltagande i politiska demonstrationer eller strejker, fullfölja abortrelaterade tvister, representera olagliga utlänningar eller fångar, eller försvara offentliga bostäder hyresgäster vräktas eftersom de åtalades för att sälja droger Fråga: "Vilket år skar republikanerna ner LSC: s budget?" Svar: "355" Svarar svaret rätt på frågan? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Legal Services Corp. (LSC), a quasi-governmental body providing legal aid to the poor, would receive $329 million in tax in 2004 as proposed by President Bush - the same amount as requested in 2003 and approved for 2002 and 2001. If approved, the request for the LSC means that its budget would be eroded by inflation for another year, but it could be worse for the organization: Many Conservatives struggled for years to get rid of the LSC altogether, saying that the lawyers spent too much time fighting for liberal causes or pursuing politically charged cases against the government instead of representing the needy. Resistance to the organization has cooled down since 1996, when Congress approved restrictions (PL 104-134) for the types of cases federally funded legal aid lawyers can take. (1996 Almanac, p. 5-36) Republicans greatly reduced the organization's budget in 1996, but its funding has recovered slowly. Last month, in omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2003, the Senate added a one-off increase of $19 million, which, if approved in the final version, would bring the LSC budget to $348 million. The money would go to help states, such as Michigan and Ohio, who lost money when the organization reallocated its funding based on censuses made in 2000 by poor households. If the extra money survives a conference with the House and makes it to the President's desk, LSC supporters may try to include them in the organization's 2004 budget funding. The federal government began funding certain programs to provide legal assistance to the poor in the late 1960s; Legal Services Corporation was created in 1974 (PL 93-355). The LSC gives almost all of its money to state and local authorities, who provide civil legal aid to those whose income is less than 125 percent of the federal poverty level - $1,075 per year for an individual and $22,625 for a family of four. The funding of legal services is used to defend needy clients in cases of domestic violence, custody cases and other such matters, according to the LSC. Since 1996, lawyers who receive money from legal services have been banned from such activities as lobbying legislatures, notification class-action costumes, participation in political demonstrations or strikes, pursuing abortion-related disputes, representing illegal foreigners or prisoners, or defending public housing tenants are evicted because they were charged with selling drugs Question: "What year did Republicans cut LSC's budget?" Answer: "355" Answeres the question correctly? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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