House GOP defense hawks are working through Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and his budget committee counterpart Tom Price (R-GA) to increase fiscal year 2017 defense spending via the overseas contingency operations account should the Obama administration propose amounts they perceive to be too low, according to sources. "Chairman Price and the committee staff have been working and will continue to work very closely with Chairman Thornberry, his committee staff, and members of the House Armed Services Committee...
