House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) is seeking up to an additional $23 billion in Pentagon overseas contingency operations spending in fiscal year 2017, on top of the $59 billion the Obama administration plans to propose for OCO on Tuesday, according to a recent letter. Thornberry's Feb. 5 "views and estimates" letter sent to House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) states that "we recommend House Republicans insist upon at least an additional $15-$23 billion, depending on how much...
