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[[Senator]] [[Kyle Polo]] first introduced the 10% across the board cut in military spending, now remembered as the '''Polo Initiative''', in the [[UEE Senate]] as a bill (AD8-4329).{{RSI|ref=yes|int=Comm-Link:Congress Now - Senator Polo Unveils Bill|text=Comm-Link:Congress Now - Senator Polo Unveils Bill|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15102-KAIZEN-Government-Spending}} When it became clear that there was considerable resistance in the legislative process, Polo withdrew it from consideration and reintroduced it as an initiative, to be voted on by the general population of [[UEE]] [[Citizen]]s.{{RSI|ref=yes|int=Comm-Link:Congress Now - AD8-4329 Hearing|text=Comm-Link:Congress Now - AD8-4329 Hearing|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14919-Congress-Now}}

Other names attached to the effort are:

* [[Arthur Warro]] - known for his role as "architect" of the Polo Initiative.{{RSIref|text=Comm-Link:Showdown - The March To ...|int=Comm-Link:Showdown - The March To ... |url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15184-Showdown-The-March-To}} He is the political attache to Senator Polo.{{RSIref|text=Comm-Link:Showdown - Vote Coverager|int=Comm-Link:Showdown - Vote Coverage |url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14976-Showdown-Vote-Coverage}}

* [[Witness]] [[Jeda Cavendash]] who asked Polo to draft the legislation.{{RSI|ref=yes|int=Comm-Link:Empire Report - Election Night Coverage|text=Comm-Link:Empire Report - Election Night Coverage|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15322-Empire-Report-Election-Night-Coverage}}

The [[Attack on Vega II]] and the increase in hostilities with the [[Vanduul]] doomed the initiative and it was defeated when up elections were held. Polo also lost his seat to [[Sean Debinavi]], a [[Universalist]] from [[Quinton]].{{RSI|ref=yes|int=Comm-Link:Empire Report - Election Night Coverage|text=Comm-Link:Empire Report - Election Night Coverage|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15322-Empire-Report-Election-Night-Coverage}}

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