The House Appropriations Committee moved forward its $578.6 billion defense appropriations bill today, beating back a Democratic amendment that would reverse a boost to wartime spending that allows Republicans to sidestep congressionally-mandated spending caps.The bill includes $490 billion in base spending and $88 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations funds, an increase of $38 billion over the president’s budget request. That extra money is used to fund the budget at the levels recommended in the president’s budget, which exceeded caps set…
House Appropriations Bill Advances with $88 Billion in OCO Intact
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