On the recordApril 29, 2015
If appropriations come across with any OCO money hidden in it, I will do everything I can to strip it. It is a slush fund and a gimmick, and our own budget called it a backdoor trick last year.
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congress.govMick Mulvaney: “If appropriations come across with any OCO money hidden in it, I will do everything I can to strip it. It is a slush…”
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Mulvaney criticizes the use of Overseas Contingency Operations funding as a budget gimmick.
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