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Defense Watch: Inhofe on OCO, McSally Challenger, MQ-1 Mishap Report

Friday, February 15th, 2019

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Defense Watch: Inhofe on OCO, McSally Challenger, MQ-1 Mishap Report

Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

FY ’20 OCO. SASC Chair Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) told reporters Tuesday that he could support DoD requesting about $174 billion in overseas contingency operations funds in the FY ’20 budget request to ensure the budget reflects inflation increases while remaining under the 2011 BCA caps. “I think we’re going to have an exaggerated figure there in order to get up to what we have to have to defend America,” he said, adding that he has not heard President Trump say…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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