Republicans Change Mind About Pentagon Slush Fund
April 26, 2017
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as posted by the channelMick Mulvaney used to criticize military fraud and abuse, but now that Republicans are in charge, he’s all for it. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Since 2001, the Department of Defense has spent more than $9 trillion on everything from new weapons systems to soldier salaries, and nearly 20 percent of that money — $1.7 trillion in total — has come from an “off-the-books” budget account called the Overseas Contingency Operations fund. It’s the best-known budget gimmick in Washington, a classic example of Democrats and Republicans finding common ground when they want to boost defense spending while technically abiding by the current budget caps.
But starting in 2017, a fierce critic of that gimmick is set to become one of the most important people in the Washington budget world. President-elect Donald Trump recently picked Rep. Mick Mulvaney to head the Office of Management and Budget, the small yet powerful agency that produces the president’s annual budget. It’s an extraordinarily powerful role, experts say, enabling Mulvaney to leave his fingerprints on every corner of the federal government — and, importantly, giving him a direct line to Trump on matters of federal spending.
Mulvaney has been one of the loudest critics of the fund during his time in Congress, hammering it as a “slush fund” and sponsoring legislation to eliminate it. Now, suddenly, he will find himself in a unique position to kill it off. Could he do it?”*
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