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House Cuts War Funding, Passes Approps Bill

Julie Samuel

Thursday, July 25th, 2013

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The House voted Wednesday to cut $3.6 billion from the Pentagon’s Overseas Contingency Operations account, lopping off much of the war funding Republicans added to the defense appropriations legislation passed by the chamber and opposed by the White House. House members passed a bipartisan amendment to the fiscal year 2014 bill from Tea Party Caucus member Rep. Michael Mulvaney (R-S.C.)--with co-sponsors including House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)--that would reduce the OCO account by $3.6 billion but…

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