Rep. Wittman Seeks More Details On OCO Request, Eyes Moving Funds To Base Budget

By Jordana Mishory / July 15, 2014 at 5:16 PM
A key House Armed Services Committee member is calling for more details about the Obama administration's $59 billion overseas contingency operations request with an eye toward one day folding all OCO funding into the base budget. House Armed Services readiness subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA), speaking to reporters at a July 15 breakfast in Washington, said OCO funds have to be moved into the base budget because supplemental appropriations will soon be "a thing of the past." The best way...

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