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May 6, 2015

Summary of Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act As Reported by House Armed Services

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS BUDGET: Authorizes a huge $38 billion expansion of the Overseas Contingency Operations account for base budget items such as operations and maintenance. The fund would now total $96 billion, including $89.2 billion for the Pentagon.

Posted in: Blog, Legislative Analysis

February 24, 2015

Political Tip Sheet – An Early Look at Competitive House Races

In the last few weeks the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee released their lists of the priority races they will focus on in the 2016 elections.

Posted in: Blog

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