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Biden requests $715B for the Pentagon in his first budget, does away with OCO fund


Biden requests $715B for the Pentagon in his first budget, does away with OCO fund
By SARAH CAMMARATA | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 9, 2021
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden on Friday proposed $715 billion for the Pentagon in its 2022 baseline budget, which is a slight increase from this year’s spending plan.
However, Biden’s proposal is a decrease from what former President Donald Trump’s administration had expected to request for the Pentagon in 2022.
Lawmakers allocated $704 billion for fiscal year 2021, and Biden’s request Friday would be a 1.5% increase in defense spending.
Yet, the budget boost is less than the Trump administration projected for the fiscal year 2022 budget. That budget would have requested the Pentagon get $722 billion for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. ....

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