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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
The OCO slush fund was originally designed to fund our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it is now being used to help the Pentagon break existing spending caps.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
A new executive order prohibits the federal provision of tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, grenade launchers, and other items to local police departments.
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Guest Blogger
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
From May through July, National Priorities Project staff together with partners from the Peace Action Education Fund will visit four states as part of our Move the Money training series.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
This week the House of Representatives is considering the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and amendments. Here are three of the most notable amendments to the NDAA on offer.
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Jasmine Tucker
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
The Senate voted to approve a non-binding budget resolution that sets overall spending limits for the federal government’s discretionary spending in fiscal year 2016.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
Today – all day and quite possibly into the night -- the House Armed Services Committee is marking up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). But what is the NDAA, and why should we care?
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process
Yesterday's deadline for House and Senate budget resolution wasn't binding, and it came and went without much drama, and without a deal.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Taxes & Revenue
On Tax Day, it’s all about "federal funds" - largely from your income taxes - that pay for the military, certain health care programs, education and other things.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
President Obama, the House and Senate have all lined up with a whopping request for Pentagon and related spending of $613 billion. What alternative do we have to this bloated Pentagon budget?
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
In the wee hours of Friday morning, the U.S. Senate voted 52-46 to approve a budget, setting off a months long process. Now Congress is in recess for two weeks.