White House not planning for OCO supplemental without non-defense increase

By Tony Bertuca / August 5, 2016 at 10:51 AM
The White House is working with the Defense Department on funding President Obama's newly announced strategy to retain additional troops in Afghanistan, but the Office of Management Budget has no plans at this point to submit a supplemental spending request to Congress without seeking matching funds for domestic priorities. "In the coming months and into the fall, we will work with the Congress to ensure the necessary funds are available, and we will do it in a responsible way that...

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